United Way Event: Social Assistance Townhall
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wolf Performance Hall 251 Dundas Street London, ON N6A 6H9
The following is from United Way Elgin Middlesex:
We need to talk about social assistance rates
Social assistance rates are not just inadequate. They’re unlivable.
With rates stuck at about half the Canadian poverty line, our most vulnerable neighbours – families with kids, individuals in crisis and people with disabilities – are unable to afford food, rent and other necessities.
Register now for a crucial Jan. 15 town-hall discussion about social assistance. Discover how you can join the conversation to #MakeItLivable.
Monday, January 15, 2024
6 – 8 p.m.
Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London
Panel discussion, hosted by United Way Elgin Middlesex President & CEO Kelly Ziegner and moderated by Craig Needles of Blackburn Radio, including people with lived and living experience of poverty and leading poverty researchers Cheryl Forchuk, Professor at Western University, and Jeff Preston, Associate Professor at King’s University College.
Keynote speaker is Elizabeth McIsaac, President of Maytree Foundation, a Canadian think-tank centred on evidence-based solutions to poverty.
Questions? Contact action@unitedwayem.ca
Kelly Ziegner,
President & CEO, United Way Elgin Middlesex
United Way Elgin Middlesex | 409 King Street London ON N6B 1S5 Canada | unitedwayem.ca | 519-438-1721