FST & C2000 joint statement on anti-Black racism
June 8, 2020
Family Service Toronto and Campaign 2000 nation-wide release a joint statement denouncing all forms of anti-Black racism, colonialism and white supremacy. As organizations working directly in the areas of mental health and poverty eradication, we know that Black and Indigenous communities have much worse health outcomes and exponentially higher rates of poverty than white Canadians… Continue reading FST & C2000 joint statement on anti-Black racism
More action required for children
May 5, 2020
Campaign 2000: End child and family poverty in Canada, along with over 250 groups and individuals across the country sent a letter today calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal COVID Cabinet Committee to ensure children living in poverty from marginalized communities are central to the pandemic response and recovery plan. Written by… Continue reading More action required for children
C2000 Manitoba releases report
April 8, 2020
Today Campaign 2000 partners in Manitoba release their annual report card on the state of child and family poverty, Broken Promise Stolen Futures: Child and Family Poverty in Manitoba, where 1 out of every 6 children living in a two-parent family live in poverty, and 1 out of every 1.6 children living in a single… Continue reading C2000 Manitoba releases report
C2000 responds to govt aid offer
March 20, 2020
Campaign 2000 and the Child Welfare League of Canada have released a joint response to the federal government’s emergency aid package announced March 18. The release details their call for more robust investments into income security measures and additional strategies to ensure vulnerable and marginalized children and caregivers have immediate access to benefits. Follow @campaign2000… Continue reading C2000 responds to govt aid offer
Minister speaks at C2000 conference
March 6, 2020
Today, Honourable Minister Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, attended the C2000 National Strategy Conference to share some words about his work on housing, the Canada Child Benefit, intergovernmental collaboration, and other poverty reduction initiatives. Minister Hussen fielded questions on a range of issues including the Multilateral Early Learning and Childcare Framework,… Continue reading Minister speaks at C2000 conference
C2000 National Strategy Conference
March 5, 2020
Campaign 2000 and Family Service Toronto hold the C2000 National Strategy Conference at 355 Church Street, Toronto, March 4 to 5. Participants are C2000 partners from across the country.
Campaign 2000’s New National Report Card on Child and Family Poverty Sets the Stage for a Poverty-Free Canada
January 14, 2020
In 1989, all federally represented parties voted unanimously in the House of Commons to end child poverty by the year 2000. After the passing of this resolution, rates of child poverty continued to rise before they decreased. Thirty years later, there are over 1.35 million children living in poverty with their families in Canada today… Continue reading Campaign 2000’s New National Report Card on Child and Family Poverty Sets the Stage for a Poverty-Free Canada
30 Years Late: Ending Poverty for the Next Generation
November 24, 2019
On the eve of a new parliament being sworn in, Campaign 2000 and its partners from coast to coast to coast are urging the new and returning cohort of federally-elected politicians to seize the opportunity and make history by recommitting to the elimination of child and family poverty in Canada. November 24, 2019 marks 30… Continue reading 30 Years Late: Ending Poverty for the Next Generation
Child Poverty: Political Party Responses to Campaign 2000
October 17, 2019
Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and in four days, polls will open for Canada’s 43rd federal election. This year also marks 30 years since each federal party represented in the House of Commons committed to ending child poverty by the year 2000. There is no better time than the October… Continue reading Child Poverty: Political Party Responses to Campaign 2000
New Report: Child Poverty by Federal Riding
October 7, 2019
In the lead up to the federal election, Campaign 2000 has mapped the prevalence of child poverty by federal riding from coast to coast to coast. The interactive map, produced in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and this corresponding report is the second update to the initial 2015 report. Using the most… Continue reading New Report: Child Poverty by Federal Riding