Social Planning Toronto

Social Planning Toronto
Founded 1957
Location
Area served
City of Toronto
Method Advocacy, Education, Community Engagement
Key people
 Sean Meagher
(Executive Director)
Website http://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/

Social Planning Toronto is a non-profit community organization, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that works to improve equity, social justice and quality of life for residents through community capacity building, community education and advocacy, policy research and analysis, and social reporting.[1] The organization has conducted research and advocacy concerning inclusionary zoning,[2] equitable use of city recreational spaces,[3] the Ontario Human Rights Code policy on discrimination based on creed,[4] and responses to the City's budget process.[5]

The organization holds public forums for suggestions on what issues to prioritize.[6]

Social Planning Toronto released the first poverty profiles for all 44 wards of Toronto, on 7 June 2012, which it declared "Destitution Day" because that was the approximate date when a person on welfare would run out of money if living at the poverty threshold.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Social Planning Toronto.
  2. ↑ Skinner, Justin (May 26, 2015). "Social Planning Toronto looks at inclusionary zoning". Scarborough Mirror. Retrieved 18 July 2016 – via http://www.insidetoronto.com/.
  3. ↑ Fairbank, Viviane (July 6, 2016). "Creating Girls' Spaces in Toronto Community Centres Isn't That Simple". Torontoist. Retrieved 18 July 2016 – via torontoist.com.
  4. ↑ "Ontario Human Rights Commission forum at Social Planning Toronto examines discrimination based on creed". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  5. ↑ Shah, Maryam (July 10, 2016). "Budget needs to tackle widening 'fairness gap'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 18 July 2016 – via http://www.torontosun.com.
  6. ↑ "Social Planning Toronto seeks input for future priorities". www.insidetoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  7. ↑ Monsebraaten, Laurie (6 June 2016). "Social Planning Toronto releases first-ever poverty profiles of the city's 44 wards on Destitution Day". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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