The hidden epidemic : a report on child and family poverty in Toronto / researched and written by a working group consisting of: Michael Polanyi, Lesley Johnston, Anita Khanna [et 2 al.].
This report describes the hidden epidemic of child and family poverty in Toronto. It shows which children are most affected by poverty. Finally, it proposes that it is a crucial time for action by the City of Toronto, in collaboration with other levels of government, to reduce and eventually eradicate child poverty.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (35 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Social Planning Toronto, 2014.
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Cover title. "November 2014"--Cover. Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 33-35). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Current levels of child and family poverty in Toronto and beyond -- 3. Which Toronto children are affected by poverty? -- 4. Growing up in poverty - reality and impacts on children in Toronto -- 5. Underlying causes of family poverty -- 6. Why cities can and should act to reduce child and family poverty -- 7. Towards a poverty-free Toronto -- Appendix A: Data limitations -- Appendix B: City of Toronto neighbourhoods -- Notes. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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