The Social Planning Council’s 2011 Annual Report and Financial Statements are now available on our website. These documents were presented at our Annual Meeting, held June 27 at the Walper Hotel in Kitchener. We help people: Get informed, Get involved, and Take Action!
The end of this years run at the Festival of Neighbourhoods is quickly approaching. Register your event before August 31 and you could win a special prize donated by our sponsors! Please read over the E-neighbour for more details.
The Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo is seeking an experienced, highly organized person to provide administrative support to ensure efficient operation of our organization.
Please join the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo in celebrating community organizations that have contributed to digital inclusion in the Region at our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 6:00-8:00pm. The meeting will take place in the Crystal Ballroom at the Walper Hotel (20 Queen St. S. Kitchener).
Yesterday, Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo joined over 13,000 other organizations across Canada in a website blackout.
On Wednesday February 29th, the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo and its partners in the K-W Poverty Free Action Group hosted a forum to engage members of the Kitchener-Waterloo community to discuss and give input on the first three chapters of the Social Assistance Review Commission discussion paper.
The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) has information about changes in how some tax credits will be paid to low income people in Ontario. Two information sheets – one on the change to monthly delivery and another on the related issue of the negative implications of using tax preparation companies to file tax returns – are available on the ISAC website.
The ODSP Action Coalition has created a lobby kit for advocates to use in meetings with their MPPs on the Social Assistance Review.
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has released Discussion Paper 2: Approaches for Reform and What We Heard: A Summary of Discussion on Social Assistance. The Poverty Free KW Action Group invites you to a community discussion forum. Give your input on the state of social assistance in Ontario.
As a part of the Government of Ontario’s strategy to reduce poverty across the province, in November 2010 they initiated a review of Social Assistance in the province. Our local community held a number of events and submitted reports to the Commission.
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