Metroland Poverty Series latest media

Metroland published its latest in its four part series on poverty. The latest article is called Working to alleviate poverty in Halton. This article identifies the various agencies in Halton involved in supporting those at risk of poverty, including Milton Transitional Housing. This is an important series. Please encourage friends and family to read it and we congratulate Metroland and the media team for working on this poverty series.

Garth Brown talk

On a previous post I highlighted that Garth Brown, landlord and affordable housing advocate was coming to Southside church in Milton. Twenty five residents of Milton came to listen to his experience at the Milton Transitional Housing event, including some new faces. His enlightening presentation highlighted some current Metroland: Living in Poverty series and the estimated 5,490 households in Milton who are classified as low income. Garth draw attention to the fact that individuals are turned away from the Lighthouse in Oakville or Halton Womens Place because of lack of limited capacity. He complimented MTH on the three housing units that they have secured and their five year vision. Garth was able to share some innovative affordable housing solutions with the audience, highlighting that there are both formal and informal alternative options available to us to support those at risk of homelessness. These include having those on low income rent converted basements. It appears this may be affected by a proposed change to zoning by-laws by the Town of Milton. We will investigate further to understand the implication of this. Thank you Garth for sharing your time and passion with us.

Poverty series 2 - Poverty not always about making bad decisions

In the second of the Metroland Poverty series, Oakville Beaver reporter, David Lea presents a real life story about how someone has slipped into poverty. The interviews also highlight the challenging of navigating the system to get assistance. Part Three in te Metroland's four series of Living in Poverty reports has been identified that it will be: Uncovering the Hidden Poor discusses the obstacles faced by those living in poverty. We encourage you to discuss this with friends, co-workers and relatives to see whether they ave read it and their perception of these issues in Halton. Only in this way can we stimulate change.

Living in Poverty - A Special Report

In last week's Milton Canadian Champion is an article about the impacts of poverty in our affluent community. It is the first of a series of four special reports in to Living in Poverty in Halton. It discusses the findings of the Halton Poverty Roundtable and Halton Region report. Discovering the Hidden Poor in Halton is a four-part Metroland series examining the complex issue of poverty in the affluent region’s communities. The series examines those who find themselves struggling to survive and who face deprivation, exclusion and isolation as a result. The series looks at poverty’s multiple dimensions, those who deal with it on a daily basis, contributing factors and barriers, possible solutions and resources that can offer assistance. I commend the Champion for this important special series. The 2nd in the Living in Poverty series will be: When Poverty Hits Home will share the stories of those who are living in poverty in Halton. It is great to see the increase in the commentary and evidence being discussed in recent years.