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Special thanks to Antoinette Brind'Amour, who offered valuable insight on earlier drafts of this post.* [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/response-to-the-june-2023-hate-acts-at-the-university-of-waterloo-campus?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Shannons%20Story%20Blog%20%281%29.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/from-stable-to-unstable-shannons-story-of-deepening-poverty?hsLang=en-us) ### [From Stable to Unstable: Shannon’s Story of Deepening Poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/from-stable-to-unstable-shannons-story-of-deepening-poverty?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Maureen Owens](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/maureen-owens) on August 9, 2023 *Every person has a story.  In this blog co-written by Tamarack's Maureen Owens along with Shannon Lee Marion, read Shannon's personal story of poverty, struggles with rental hikes in Canada, and discover how you can both help and stay informed. * [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/from-stable-to-unstable-shannons-story-of-deepening-poverty?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Community-driven-pathways-blog-post-staff-office-widescreen.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/five-community-driven-pathways-for-systems-change?hsLang=en-us) ### [Five Community-Driven Pathways for Systems Change](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/five-community-driven-pathways-for-systems-change?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sylvia Cheuy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sylvia-cheuy) on August 2, 2023 *Front-line wisdom to make systems change happen better and more often* [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/five-community-driven-pathways-for-systems-change?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/mom-computer-cdc-cropped.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/people-with-disabilities-in-canada-one-step-closer-to-financial-independence?hsLang=en-us) ### [People with Disabilities in Canada One Step Closer to Financial Independence](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/people-with-disabilities-in-canada-one-step-closer-to-financial-independence?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Disability Without Poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/disability-without-poverty) on July 25, 2023 ** *This blog post was originally published on the Disability Without Poverty [Bill C-22 blog](https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/bill-c-22/) on June 22, 2023.* Today, after tireless advocacy from Canadians living with disabilities Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, received Royal Assent. The Canada Disability Benefit Act creates a new supplemental income for people living with a disability, which seeks to support financial security for a community that is twice as likely to live in poverty. ** [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/people-with-disabilities-in-canada-one-step-closer-to-financial-independence?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Social-Procurement-photo-widescreen.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/social-procurement-purchasing-power-for-people?hsLang=en-us) ### [Social Procurement: Purchasing Power for People](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/social-procurement-purchasing-power-for-people?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Maureen Owens](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/maureen-owens) on July 16, 2023 Do our communities benefit from public spending? 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