CITC17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: C2C
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Lecture 5: shaping public policies and institutional practices. How does public input shapes public policy. Impact of resident engagement in shaping public discourse: commitment to community campaign. Launched in 2010 to protect community programs and services that are funded by the city (http://commitment2community. org/) Driven by community volunteers and supported by community organizations. Engages volunteers/city councillors to stop cuts and enhance programs. Provides training, research and analysis with information on engagement points. Toronto has the highest level of child and adult poverty among large cities in canada. On november 4, council unanimously approved to prosperity, the city"s first poverty reduction strategy, which includes 71 actions to create good jobs and improve access to transit, housing, child care and other services. In 2015, the city invested m in new anti-poverty actions (including free ttc for children, student nutrition programs, and new emergency shelters).
