ONTARIO CONSULTATION ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM PLAN
Catholic Charities participates in consultation and plans to send submission by end of the year.
Catholic Charities participated in the government of Ontario's affordable housing consultation and plans.
The consultation took place at several locations throughout the province. Catholic Charities participated in one of the consultations in Toronto earlier this year.
The consultation process involved participating in discussions with organizations, individuals and stakeholders who are concerned about the need for more affordable housing in the province.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has asked for written submissions by year's end.
Through its Social Justice and Advocacy program, Catholic Charities intends to send a submission, expressing its concern over the lack of sufficient affordable housing.
Catholic Charities has consistently over the past three years raised the issue of affordable and supportive housing and would welcome legislation to achieve that goal.
DIOCESAN SOCIAL JUSTICE REPS MEET WITH ONTARIO BISHOPS' SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION
Social Justice Representatives from the Catholic dioceses and archdioceses in Ontario met in Toronto recently to discuss concerns in their dioceses, especially those affecting the poor and marginalized.
ISARC MOBILIZING NOW FOR SOCIAL AUDIT 2010
The Interfaith Social Affairs Reform (ISARC) is mobilizing again to provide opportunities for the most vulnerable of our society to tell their stories of living in poverty.
In 2010, ISARC will hold hearings across Ontario to develop its 2010 Social Audit.
The ISARC Social Audit helps make clearer the social effects of current Ontario government policies and actions on people living in poverty and society in general as a whole. To get involved, go to the ISARC website (http://isarc.ca/).
REFUGEE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS THE PLIGHT OF ERITREANS, OTHERS
Members of the Eritrean community in Toronto called on Ottawa to speed up the process for Eritreans who have applied for refugee status to help end a mounting crisis that has left thousands stranded in camps in Kenya, Egypt, Sudan and Libya.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto is dedicated to ensuring the provision of health and social services and to provide leadership and advocacy on behalf of the member agencies and those in need. The people served live and work throughout the Greater Toronto Area, as well as, in Simcoe, Durham, Peel and York.
HAITI EMERGENCY
You can help relieve some of the suffering now being endured by the people of Haiti by helping send emergency relief through DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE or with a donation through ShareLife.
About the dignity of every person
Three of Catholic Charities' 26 member agencies are Rose of Durham, providing supportive programs for young parents in Durham region; Silent Voice, the only GTA organization offering community and family-based support to deaf children and adults in ASL; and, Catholic Community Services of York Region