Tag: Poverty
Coldest Night Of The Year Walk Comes To Huntsville And Gravenhurst...
Though the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) may sound like a frigid weather forecast, it’s actually a nation-wide fundraising event and it’s coming...
Seventh Annual Muskoka Shoebox Project Meets Its Goal
Results are in for the seventh annual Muskoka Shoebox Project and the community met the project’s goal for the year, creating 1,372 shoeboxes for...
COVID-19 Has Wiped Out 20 Years Of Progress On Poverty, Hunger,...
As Canada marks a national day of observance on the one-year anniversary of the WHO pandemic declaration, international aid agency World Vision warns that COVID-19...
Fifth Annual Muskoka Shoebox Project Surpasses Goal With 1,449 Shoeboxes
Written by Barb, Joanne and Penny, organizers of the Muskoka Shoebox Project
Muskoka, we did it! 1,449 Shoeboxes for Women.
For the fifth year in a...
More Ontarians With Employment Are Accessing Food Banks, Report Says
Written by a representative for Feed Ontario
A new report by Feed Ontario reveals a 27 per cent increase in the number of individuals with...
Less Than A Week Left To Donate To Fifth Annual Muskoka...
Less than a week remains before the end of the fifth annual Muskoka Shoebox Project and organizers are calling on locals to help them...
YWCA Muskoka To Host Bridges Out Of Poverty Workshop In Huntsville...
Written by a representative for YWCA Muskoka
Bridges Out of Poverty: A workshop designed for community individuals, educators, sector leaders and volunteers who are interested...
Poverty Down 20 Per Cent, Meeting Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Goal...
The number of Canadians in poverty went down by over 20 per cent between 2015 and 2017, meeting the government’s first poverty reduction target...
