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SPT is currently seeking 2 volunteers to join our 10-member Board of Directors. Learn more and apply: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/join_our_boa...
Personal Support Workers are subsidizing Ontario's homecare system with their unpaid labour.
Using their personal unpaid time, PSWs are working off the clock to provide adequate care to clients. Read more: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework
A prominent tenant union based in Toronto’s northwestern corner that has helped prevent evictions, halt rent increases and force landlords to complete building repairs is going citywide. www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-e...
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.
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!
“[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.
“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
On March 25, Daily Bread Food Bank is hosting a Candidates’ Debate for the federal by-election in Toronto's University Rosedale riding. Learn more and register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/candidates...
Our report, Caring About Care Workers, is referenced in this article about barriers to immigration:
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Read our report here:
www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework2026
A new report from Campaign 2000 found nearly 1.4 million children in Canada are living in poverty.
Read the full report: campaign2000.ca/new-release-...
See how you can take action: campaign2000.ca/get-involved...
TTCriders says the city doesn't need more enforcement on transit. “We’ve called for, multiple times, more staff presence, things like station ambassadors and Toronto Community Crisis Service Workers.”
Read advocates' pushback to the province's move to grant more powers to transit cops ⬇️
Due to underfunding and privatization, Ontario's home care system is heavily subsidized by the underpaid and unpaid labour of personal support workers. This sector is largely comprised of immigrant and racialized women. Read our report: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework
By our calculation, the final 2026 City Budget invests $30.445 million in new and enhanced programs and services, including legal services for tenants and resources for unhoused residents through Toronto drop-in centres.
Read our full recap: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/final_2026_c...
Downloading of critical public services without sufficient resources to fund them has left the City of Toronto with an ongoing structural revenue problem. Intergovernmental action is needed:
www.socialplanningtoronto.org/toronto_s_an...
It's BUDGET DAY and already questions are being asked about whether mayor Olivia Chow is "raiding" the reserve funds for a very low property tax increase in an election year. Luckily, @benspurr.bsky.social and Mahdis Habibinia explain what's going on here:
www.thestar.com/news/gta/is-...
FUND OUR CITY 2026 Toronto budget rally Tuesday, February 10, 12 - 2 p.m. Toronto City Hall (100 Queen St. W) ACORN Toronto; Campaign 2000; The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto; Don Valley Community Legal Services; Family Service Toronto; Federation of Metro Tenants Association; North York Harvest Food Bank; Progress Toronto; Social Planning Toronto; South Asian Women’s and Immigrant Services; TNG Community Services; Toronto and York Region Labour Council; Toronto Community Benefits Network; Toronto Environmental Alliance; Toronto Public Library Workers Union Local 4948; TTCriders; YWCA Toronto
New sponsors have been announced for our 2026 Toronto Budget Rally!
Join us at City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 12 - 2 while City Council votes on the 2026 budget. It's time to send a strong message: we need to fund a city where everyone can thrive.
socialplanningtoronto.org/fundourcity
The Mayor and City Council have invested more than $266 million in new and enhanced services through the 2024 and 2025 City budgets. These investments form part of the base budget in 2026 and future years. Read our analysis of the Mayor's 2026 Budget: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/mayor_s_budg...
Our latest op-ed in the Toronto Star, published in collaboration with @tngcommunityto.bsky.social, explains why supervised consumption sites are not creating a problem; they are responding to one: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Dear City Council: FUND OUR CITY 2026 Toronto budget rally Tuesday, February 10, 12 - 2 p.m. Toronto City Hall (100 Queen St. W) Bring your signs! ASL Interpretation provided Accessible washrooms and limited seating on site Hot chocolate and snacks while supplies last Outdoor event; dress appropriately Meet in front of City Hall entrance Closest TTC: Osgoode subway station (Line 1) ACORN Toronto The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto Don Valley Community Legal Services Federation of Metro Tenants Association North York Harvest Food Bank Social Planning Toronto South Asian Women’s and Immigrant Services TNG Community Services Toronto and York Region Labour Council Toronto Community Benefits Network TTCriders YWCA Toronto
On February 10, Toronto City Council will be voting on the 2026 City Budget. Social Planning Toronto and partners are organizing a community rally outside City Hall to let Council know this is no time for cuts.
Learn more and RSVP:
www.socialplanningtoronto.org/save_the_date
In 2018, Toronto Police Service made a total budget request of just under $1 billion. Since then, the police have seen a steady increase in their budget. This year’s budget proposes a $93.8 million increase from the property tax base: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/2026_police_...
Today and tomorrow, the City of Toronto's Budget Committee will be hosting public meetings to listen to your feedback on the 2026 staff-proposed City Budget.
Our Budget Coalition identified our key and urgent priorities:
www.socialplanningtoronto.org/the_budget_c...
Join Social Planning Toronto and partners on Monday, January 19 at 2 pm for our Budget Town Hall! We'll review the 2026 staff-recommended City Budget, highlighting key investments and gaps. ASL will be provided. Learn more and register: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/budget_town_...
Stay up to date with all things Toronto City Budget with our CITY BUDGET WATCH newsletter. Ongoing analysis, event listings, ways to get involved and more delivered straight to your inbox. Our first issue of 2026 will go out tonight: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/getupdates
Toronto's budget committee is about to meet to hear about the draft 2026 budget. Most of the headlines — a 2.2% residential property tax increase, a fare freeze — are already written, but let's see if there are any other newsy tidbits.
Meeting will stream live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ar...
We're at the TTC Board talking about the BUDGET! A budget which includes a fare freeze and fare capping. Obviously, we're in support. Follow along for updates, or watch live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Zl...
budget 101 This workshop provides an overview of the City of Toronto's budget process and of effective advocacy strategies. Wednesday, January 7 7-9 pm Virtual, ASL provided
Join Social Planning Toronto this evening, January 7th, from 7 - 9 p.m., for BUDGET 101. Learn more about the City of Toronto's budget process and about effective advocacy strategies. ASL will be provided: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/budget_101
Budget season is here!
Through the budget process, Toronto City Council makes important decisions about critical programs, services, and infrastructure
Join us this Weds, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. for BUDGET 101, a free virtual workshop. ASL will be provided.
www.socialplanningtoronto.org/budget_101
Home care personal support workers reduce pressure on hospitals, emergency departments, and long-term care homes. Yet Ontario is facing home care labour shortages, due to low wages, precarious employment, and poor working conditions.
Our new report: www.socialplanningtoronto.org/carework
