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22/6/11 Group Members: DanYun Chen (Vivian) KaiLei Cheng (Kelly) LiJuan Zhu (Peggy) ShuJun Pan (Mira) YingQuan Liang(Aegean) Families and Children Living in Poverty
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23/4/11
Group Members:DanYun Chen (Vivian)KaiLei Cheng (Kelly)LiJuan Zhu (Peggy)ShuJun Pan (Mira)YingQuan Liang(Aegean)
Families and Children Living in Poverty
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The situation of families and children who live in poverty in Canada
Statistic: “In Ontario, 17% of all children
were living in low-income families” （ Textbook, page 18)
“Female-led lone parent families have a child poverty rate of 40%”(Textbook, page 18)
“According to Food Banks Canada, in 2009 37.2% of food bank clients were under 18, and families with children make up more than 50% of recipients” （ Textbook, page 18)
estimated number of people who were homeless in Toronto in April 2009: 5,086 (Toronto Star, page A8)
average time a person is homeless: 3 years (Toronto Star, page A8)
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Our Advocacy Statement
We believe families and children living in poverty is an urgent issue which need to be addressed as soon as possible.
We believe that we should encourage everyone take initiative to help families and children who live in poverty by using different approaches.
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•St.John’s Bakery
•St.John’s Thrift Store
•Drop-in Hours and Meal Programs
•St.John Academy
•St.Mary of Egypt Refuge
•Oikos Family Counseling Services St. Xenia’s
Home
•Lived Theology School
What does St. John doWhy we choose St. John
Address:155 Broadview Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M4M 2E9Phone: 416-466-1357Fax: 416-3517Web: www.stjohnsmission.org
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Our Actions in St. John
March 12, 2012
We helped in St. John's Thrift Store
• sorted donated clothing• hung clothing • organized shelves & clothing
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Our Actions in St. John (Cont'd)
March 31, 2012
We helped in St. John's Meal Program
• helped in the kitchen• served food for people• cleaned up tables afterwards
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Our Actions in St. John (Cont'd)
March 31, 2012
We distributed free courses information in centennial college to people in the St. John
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Our action to convince others to help
• April 11, 2012
I published a note on my Fecebook. It talks about our volunteering experiences in St.John. Also, encourage people to be volunteers in St. John.
• https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=178257395627812
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Follow up action plan
• We can help more !
Gathering people together to buy food from small business
Donate the food to St. John, or share them with homeless people
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Agencies support people who live in poverty
Agincourt Community Services Association(ACSA)
• ACSA is a non-profit, multi-service agency
• Donate to ACSA food bank and homeless and housing department
• Child and Family Centre• Street Outreach Service• Homeless and Housing
Service
ACSA Child & Family Centre4139 Sheppard Ave EastToronto, Ontario, M1S 1T1Tel: 416-299-9872Email : [email protected]://www.agincourtcommunityservices.com/
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CAMPAIGN 2000
Campaign 2000 Project• Campaign 2000 is a cross-Canada public education and support for
the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000
• Youth Action Committee• Take action by Support the Poverty Elimination Act- Write to your
MP to pass Bill C-233
Family Service Toronto (FST)
355 Church St.
(416) 595-9230, Ext. 228
http://www.campaign2000.ca/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edn05_cMCHs&feature=youtu.be
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Video Clip
• Animoto
(about our volunteering experiences in St. John)
• http://animoto.com/play/hW5jRI909QEEJLwiBpRaAg
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Reference List
Textbook A Guide to Child Care and Early Learning in Ontario. 2010ed.Newspaper Toronto Star, 2012
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