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VitalYouth shines some light on Canadian youth
Posted 9 months ago.
Canada’s Vital Signs 2012 - Vital Youth launched yesterday, focusing on the myriad issues facing Generation Flux. We garnered lots of media attention, which kept CFC’s President and CEO... More
Year: 2012 -
CFC Chair brings Smart & Caring message to Huronia
Posted 8 months ago.
Terry Jackson had a lot to share with the Huronia Community Foundation. The Chair of Community Foundations of Canada’s Board of Directors recently addressed the foundation’s Annual... More
Year: 2012
Province: Ontario -
Find out how seismic shifts are shaking Canada's youth on Oct. 2
Posted 9 months ago.
Youth will be the focus of CFC's 2012 Canada's Vital Signs report, to be released during a special presentation by President & CEO Ian Bird at Carleton University's School of Public Policy... More
Year: 2012
Stories
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Toronto Community Foundation puts on its game face
Posted 9 months ago.
The 2012 Ontario Summer Games may have taken place in August, but the reverberations are still being felt through Playing for Keeps Neighbourhood Games. A cross-sector legacy initiative of over 30... x 3 More
Year: 2012
Province: Ontario -
Training program tackles "no experience" dilemma
Posted 9 months ago.
It’s an unfortunate Catch-22 facing many high-school students across the country – they can’t get a job because they have no experience, and they can’t get experience... More
Year: 2012
Province: British Columbia -
Developing leadership through sport in London
Posted 9 months ago.
A program spearheaded by London Community Foundation is proving the transformative power of sport. The London Sport Leadership Program offers a unique opportunity for at-risk youth to obtain... More
Year: 2012
Province: Ontario
National Findings
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Environment: Households that composted kitchen and yard waste
Posted 11 months ago.
Composting is a recycling process that transforms organic waste into fertilizer that is useful for agricultural and gardening purposes, as well as helping to save landfill space. More
Year: 2011
Issue Area: Environment -
Housing: Percentage of Households Spending 30% or More of Income on Housing
Posted 9 months ago.
Canadians who allocate a high proportion of their income for housing are more vulnerable to an abrupt change in financial circumstances. More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Housing -
Safety: Criminal Code Traffic Violations Per 100,000
Posted 11 months ago.
Dangerous driving conditions affect members of a community in their ability simply to get around without concern for their safety. As such, an important measure of well-being is the incidence of... More
Year: 2011
Issue Area: Safety
