Creating economic opportunities that strengthen and improve the lives in Saskatoon's core communities. Find us on BS at https://xitter.cf/t.co/aUCcG6mSpH
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The real root causes of the crises in our communities are increasing wealth inequality, a toxic drug supply, ongoing colonial harms, and wholly inadequate systems of healthcare, housing, and social support โ not harm reduction services like Prairie Harm Reduction.
"Your pay has inched ahead, but the high cost of housing and food claws back every bit of progress. Dreams of building wealth over time have been replaced with anxiety about slipping further behind..." -Heather Scoffield, CEO of the Canadian Tax Observatory
Through our employment program we speak to many people, primarily women and other gender minorities, who have dreams of further education or fulfilling employment but can only work limited hours in fields with low pay because they don't have access to childcare.
The @ccpa just released a new report tracking the progress of federal and provincial efforts to increase the affordability and accessibility of childcare, determining that Saskatchewan is over 17,000 childcare spaces short of government goals.
SK is also one of only two provinces that haven't signed an agreement with the feds to continue $10-day childcare and other federal incentives past 2026. Learn more about what's going on with childcare and find your community on the interactive map: policyalternatives.ca/news-rโฆ
Low to modest income families spend 94.6% of their wages on immediate needs. Whereas, the highest income Canadians spend only 55.7% of their income on immediate needs. Read the full @ccpa article here: policyalternatives.ca/news-rโฆ
Among other countries that boast high GDPs and high standards of living, Canada has fallen far behind in social housing. According to @CMHC_ca, only 13% of our social housing stock was constructed by governments within the past 30 years.
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We all have a responsibility to vote and advocate with the most vulnerable among us in mind. Our elected leaders need to improve the social safety net and look out for single income households who are being hit the hardest by the steadily rising cost of living. 1/3
We also invite you to consider your responsibilities as a community member, neighbour, or friend. How can you reduce material barriers for single individuals or single parent families around you? 2/3
Quint is launching a strategic planning process to ensure that our future direction is grounded in the needs of the people and communities we serve. This strategic plan will help us develop sustainable solutions to improve the economic and social well-being of our community -
while also providing a clear internal roadmap to guide our efforts. The application deadline is 4:00pm on February 21st, 2025. Follow this link to learn more and apply: quintsaskatoon.ca/wp-contentโฆ
We need more social housing and nonprofit affordable housing. The priority should be keeping people housed, not profiting off of housing. #housing #homelessness #saskatchewan #canada #saskatoon #skpoli
The City of Saskatoon just published the results from their annual resident survey. To us, they are a reminder that most people are united in their concern for our communities. The difficult step is getting more people on board with proven, just solutions to our shared crises ๐ญ
In 2025, if you want to provide nonprofit affordable housing, you also have to provide advocacy and system navigation. The social safety net is dangerously thin and too many people are falling through the gaps.
It doesnโt have to be this way.
We need more social housing and nonprofit affordable housing. The priority should be keeping people housed, not profiting off of housing. #housing
#homelessness #saskatchewan #canada #saskatoon #skpoli
