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The hidden epidemic : a report on child and family poverty in Toronto  Cover Image E-book E-book

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.].

Summary:

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.

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  • 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.
Subject: Poor children > Ontario
Poor families > Ontario
Poverty > Ontario
Affordable housing
Canada
Child care
Child development
Child poverty
Economy
Employment
Health
Household income in the united states
Immigration
Genre: Electronic books.

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