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This blog post is part of a series written by participants in the Tamarack Institute’s 2022 Community Climate Transitions Cohort, a 10-month learning journey in which multisector teams from 19 communities across Canada explored a collective impact approach to climate transition. See the full list of posts here.
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On Wednesday evenings, while my seven-year-old plays basketball, I frequently have warm conversations with a school maintenance professional. She works with intention, and you can tell she believes that the kids in her building are full of promise and potential. She air-fives the coaches. She has taken time to learn about me and to share her perspective on what resources are needed to support young people.
She looks after a school at 6 o’clock at night, instead of eating dinner with the people she loves.
She likely makes around $39,000 CAD per year, which translates to $18.75 an hour.
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In 2019, every municipality in Ontario was mandated to develop a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan that would move their activities and investments upstream.
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This blog post was originally published on the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association blog in April 2022.
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This blog post originally appeared on the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness website. Reposted with permission.
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In January we heard from Nate Stephens of the Democracy Collaborative and Hanifa Kassam from the Toronto Poverty Reduction Office share their work of Anchor Collaboratives.
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