Classism
Can it be stopped?
What is Classism?
Books on Classism
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen
Child Poverty
Child Poverty
Elderly Poverty Rate
Gap Between Rich and Poor Growing
INFO FROM: http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/3075552-gap-between-rich-and-poor-growing/
Child Poverty on the Rise in Ontario
INFO FROM: http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/3074305-child-poverty-on-the-rise/
VIDEO FROM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf0BHcUlOgE
Brampton in Need
Shouldn't every family have the right to pay rent and feed their children?
- 1 in 5 children in Peel live in Poverty
- 40% of our clients are children under the age of 10
- We serve over 56,000 meals in the past year
- 40% of people living in Peel shelters are working
- 167,000 residents are living below the poverty line.
- These families spend 64% of their household income on food and clothing
- The unemployment rate in Brampton is approximately 6.6%
- Our Pantry has over 500 families registered
The Knight's Table is a company that helps children in the Peel Region that rae living under poverty.
INFO FROM: http://knightstable.org/about-us/brampton-need/
Children and Youth Services Minister Teresa Piruzza announced Tuesday that $3 million will go towards providing elementary school students with healthy breakfasts and snacks.
She said the funding will create over 200 new programs and feed more than 30,000 children in communities with the highest needs.
Funding dedicated to Ontario's nutrition programs will create over 200 new programs and feed more than 30,000 children in high-needs communities, the governing Liberals said Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
"Our goal is to improve the health and education of all our children," she said at the CTV interview.
Read more: http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-school-breakfast-programs-receive-cash-boost-from-province-1.1479046#ixzz2ozzQbV4I
Poverty in Peel
Poverty in Peel
Poverty is a serious problem in Peel. In 2006, 15% of Peel's population or 167,000 people were living below the Low Income Cut-off, up from 11.5% or 115,000 in 2001. The Peel Poverty Strategy Committee has been formed in response to this growing problem. It is chaired by the Region of Peel and United Way Peel Region and comprised of a diverse number of agencies, grassroots organizations, stakeholders as well as local governments committed to reducing poverty in the region.
INFO FROM: http://www.peelregion.ca/council/decisions/2009/03-05-2009.htm