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Social Planning Toronto

@planningtoronto.bsky.social

For 65 years, we’ve been a vital part of making Toronto better for all by linking research with community action.

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Social Planning Toronto@planningtoronto.bsky.social · last wk.

"One of the best ways to combat climate anxiety is to take action[...]This can be as simple as writing to your local representative to ask them to enact green policies." www.thestar.com/life/health-...

Climate anxiety caused her to switch career paths. How this existential angst is affecting young Canadians

Existential eco distress is affecting Canadians’ life decisions, and can spiral into hopeless ‘doomerism.’ Experts share how to manage it.

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Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 2w ago

#IdeasAtWork ‘Voice the Vote’ Calling community organizations and local leaders across Ontario! Keep an eye out for instructions on how to register. Coming soon! Powered by @torontomet.bsky.social @unitedwaygt.bsky.social

voicethevote.ca Calling community organizations and local leaders across Ontario! The election is on October 26th and we're here to help you get ready for it, with three in-person and three virtual information and training sessions in the coming weeks. Save the date for these sessions to build the knowledge, strategies, and confidence to engage your community ahead of the elections. Keep an eye out for instructions on how to register. Coming soon!GET MUNICIPAL ELECTION READY WITH VOICE THE VOTE TRAININGS OCTOBER 26 SAVE THE DATE Municipal Elections 10:00AM - 8:00PM Learn about municipal elections, municipal government, and strategies for civic engagement ahead of October 26th. LEARN WHERE & WHENOUR IN-PERSON MUNICIPAL ELECTION TRAINING DATES FOR PEEL, TORONTO. AND YORK LUNCH INCLUDED JULY 28 Toronto Training 10:00AM - 1:00PM AUGUST 25 York Training 10:00AM - 1:00PM SEPTEMBER 10 Peel Training 10:00AM - 1:00PMOUR VIRTUAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TRAINING DATES FOR ACROSS ONTARIO AMS Association of Municipalities of Ontario AN AMO & VOICE THE VOTE PARTNERSHIP JULY 30 Info Session 10:30AM - 11:30AM AUGUST 27 Ontario Training 10:30AM - 11:30AM SEPTEMBER 14 Ontario Training 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 4w ago

#IdeasAtWork ‘Voice the Vote’ is hiring 13 Field Staff to help residents across Toronto, Peel, and York Region shape the future of their communities ahead of the municipal elections. You can find the application at Inkd.in/g-yWEJUD Powered by @torontomet.bsky.social @unitedwaygt.bsky.social

VOICE THE VOTE IS HIRING FIELD STAFF We're hiring thirteen part-time field staff to join our team from August to October. Field Staff work with communities across Peel, Toronto, and York Region to host local events and help more people participate in the 2026 Municipal Election. Field staff will take part in a month-long leadership program, where they'll learn the organizing skills behind today's most impactful grassroots campaigns and how to bring this to the communities they care about. APPLY BY JULY 20TH AT ENGAGEDEMOCRACY.CA/VOICE-THE-VOTE
Jay Pitter@jaypitter.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s alarming that pedestrianization projects—among the most powerful catalysts of public joy practices & expressions—are being viewed so heavily through a policing lens. This approach reveals significant gaps in the City’s thinking & vision as it strives to expand pedestrianization initiatives.

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Toronto Star@thestar.com · 2mo ago

“Behind every number is a real family trying to afford the basics — housing, food, child care, transit and recreation,” said Sharma Queiser, who helped put together the report for @planningtoronto.bsky.social.

Toronto child poverty rates rise for third straight year: ‘How can it be acceptable?’

The Social Planning Toronto report includes profiles of all 25 wards to help residents understand what child poverty looks like in each neighbourhood.

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Social Planning Toronto@planningtoronto.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Between 2020 and 2023, child and family poverty rates in Toronto rose for three consecutive years. '“Right now the city of Toronto is the only level of government that’s listening to us,” said Jin Huh, executive director of SPT.' www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

Toronto child poverty rates rise for third straight year: ‘How can it be acceptable?’

The Social Planning Toronto report includes profiles of all 25 wards to help residents understand what child poverty looks like in each neighbourhood.

thestar.com

Social Planning Toronto@planningtoronto.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"But it’s the end of a nine-year era of broad access to safe consumption in Toronto, an era that began when harm reduction activists pitched a tent in Moss Park in 2017 and started reversing overdoses on their own." thelocal.to/moss-park-sa... via @thelocal.to @emmapaling.bsky.social

The Long Last Days of Toronto’s First Safe Consumption Site | The Local

Nick says he’ll go back to Manitoulin. Texas can’t even think about the closure. Inside Moss Park in the final days of a nine-year era of safe consumption.

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Social Planning Toronto@planningtoronto.bsky.social · 3mo ago

May 19 is Personal Support Worker Day. Delayed and inadequate action to address PSWs’ employment concerns has resulted in labour shortages, compromising access to much-needed care for Ontarians. Read our latest op-ed in the Toronto Star: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

These workers support us in our homes, but are burnt out and underpaid. This is how we can help them

Without change, we will be facing a shortage of vital PSW's.

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Women's Shelters Canada@endvaw.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We just launched our new report - Sheltering Under Pressure: Frontline Realities of Canada’s Violence Against Women Shelters and Transition Houses.  Head to our website to read the full report and learn more: endvaw.ca/research-pol...

National Report 2026: Sheltering Under Pressure - Women's Shelters Canada

WSC's new national report, Sheltering Under Pressure: Frontline Realities of Canada's ​​Violence Against Women Shelters and Transition Houses, provides a

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The Local Magazine@thelocal.to · 3mo ago

This week, changes to the Interim Federal Health Program, a stopgap for refugees and asylum seekers, come into effect. Photographer @chloeellingson.bsky.social & reporter @wencyleung.bsky.social go inside one Toronto refugee centre to tell stories of the people affected. thelocal.to/refugee-heal...

When Refugees Can’t Afford the Care They Need | The Local

New federal cuts to Canada's refugee health program take effect this week. The people who work with asylum seekers say the consequences could be devastating.

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TNG Community Services@tngcommunityto.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Give your broken items a second life! Join us on Saturday, April 25, at 349 Ontario St for our Repair Café! Learn how to fix household items with the help of skilled volunteers — free of charge. Let’s reduce waste together this Earth Month. Got repair skills? We’re also looking for volunteers!

A flyer for a community Repair Café event in Toronto. It shows a busy room with people sitting at tables fixing household items with volunteers. The text highlights: “Join Repair Café – Learn how to fix your broken household items.” Items that can be repaired include computers, small appliances, electronics, clothing, bikes, and more (one item per person). Event details: Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm (registration ends at 3:00 pm), located at 349 Ontario Street. The venue is wheelchair accessible, with parking for volunteers only. Contact information for organizers is listed at the bottom.
Diana Chan McNally@dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“[HART Hubs] don’t even seem to be providing what they’re supposed to be providing, which is recovery,” said community worker Diana Chan McNally. One year after closing safe consumption sites, drug treatment isn't more accessible and more people are dying from toxic drugs.

A year after HART Hubs opened, advocates say addiction services still MIA | Globalnews.ca

One year after Ontario closed supervised consumption sites for HART Hubs, advocates say long waitlists for addiction treatment continue and the new model doesn't do enough.

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TNG Community Services@tngcommunityto.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“I’m not sure whether people will make the trip, or in fact, they will just use unsafely, or as we’ve observed, people will start using (on public transit), people are using in public libraries,” Sinclair says. Read more: toronto.citynews.ca/2026/03/19/t... #SitesSavesLives

Toronto's donor-funded consumption sites bracing for fallout

Joanne Simons, CEO of Casey House, says her team was “devastated” to learn the province was defunding the seven sites.

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