SINCE 1989 CHILD POVERTY HAS GROWN
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SINCE 1989 CHILD POVERTY HAS GROWN
1989
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Did you know?
• In 1989, approximately 1 in 7 Canadian children were living in poverty
• The Canadian government promised to end child poverty by 2000
• Currently, 1 in 6 children living in poverty
• In Toronto, 1 in 3 children live in poverty
As youth, this is an issue that directly affects us!
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Our Kids Our Future (OKOF)
Who are we?
• OKOF is a youth organization in Mary Ward whose goal is to end child poverty in Canada.
• We want to educate Canadian youth on child poverty and inspire them to take action.
This means YOU!
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Past ProjectsFood Donation Program
• Biweekly food delivery program to the Touchstone Youth Shelter, an emergency shelter used to house
over 30 homeless youth.
Matrix Movie Nights
• Together with United Social Justice, OKOF held two movie nights to raise funds for The Santa Claus Fund and the Metropolitan Toronto Catholic
Education Foundation’s nutrition program.
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Current ProjectsVolunteering at Nutrition Programs
• We are taking students to St. Rose of Lima Thursday and Friday mornings to help prepare and serve breakfasts to over 250 underprivileged children.
Advent Project
• Give a Kid a Christmas Campaign…
Want to know what it is?
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Advent Project:Give a Kid a Christmas
• To raise awareness about child poverty in Toronto and Canada.
• To raise money for the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, which delivers gifts to over 45,000 poverty-stricken children in Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Ajax and Pickering every Christmas.
Want to make a make a difference in the life of a child right here in Toronto?
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Here’s How!• If your TA picks this as an Advent Project, each
advisee is asked to donate $5 to the cause.
• The cost of each gift package is about $35.
• Assuming that each TA has about 15 advisees, each TA could collectively raise about $75.
• This means that your TA could give a Christmas to 2 impoverished children this year!
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No matter which Advent project you choose,
TAKE ACTION!!!
But most importantly…
Please pray for our nation’s children!