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Document	Description	Author and/or Sponsor
NEW DOCUMENTS
Social Assistance Advisory Council Report	report released at Queen's Park on June 14, 2010	Social Planning Network of Ontario
Report of the SARAC	report to Ontario Government on May 2010	Social Assistance Review Advisory Council
Influencing Policymakers to Address Equility Issues	from School of Health Policy and Management , York University , 2010	Dennis Raphael, PhD
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Auditor General's report 2009	The auditor general released his annual report on December 7, 2009. Part of this report dealt with problems in the Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) system.
Blueprint for Economic Stimulus	A Blueprint for Economic Stimulus and Poverty Reduction in Ontario; February 2009	25in5 network on Poverty Reduction
Building Stronger Alliances	Stats and other information relating to health issues; October 2005	West Parry Sound Health and Social Services
Cost of Poverty	An analysis of the Economic Cost of Poverty in Ontario; November 2008	Ontario Association of Food Banks
Food Security Inventory 2010	Increase access to healthy food by connecting people with food programs and food-related initiatives in our communities.	North Bay - Parry Sound Health Unit
Government makes a Difference ..	Government Makes a Difference: Working Together Towards Poverty Reduction; January 2009	Association of Municipalities of Ontario
How Are Canadians Really Doing	First report ; June 2009	Institute of Well Being
Housing Challenge	Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, Sept. 2009
Hunger Report	Ontario Hunger Report: The Leading Edge of the Storm; 2008	Ontario Association of Food Banks
The Price of Eating Well Report	Awareness about the cost of healthy eating and develop and support policies to increase access to healthy food in our communities.	North Bay - Parry Sound Health Unit
Poverty Fact Sheet	Facts on poverty in the Nippising District and relation to health issues; February 2009	Poverty Reduction Working Group Research Committee
Poverty Reduction in Nipissing District	Perspectives and priorities; May 2008	The Provincial Consultation Working Group of Nipissing District
Ready for Leadership	Canadians’ perceptions of poverty; October 2008	By Trish Hennessy and Armine Yalnizyan Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Ride Share (online view)	Report of transportation needs of people in North Bay living on low income; October 2008	North Bay Social Planning Council
Right to Housing Application	How to apply as a Right to Housing Applicant
Statistic on District of Parry Sound	selected data on District of Parry Sound from Statistics Canada; 2006	- produced locally
Tracking the Housing promise	Tracking the housing promises: Status report shows federal government slow in allocating housing funding promised in 2008 and 2009 May 29, 2009	The Wellesley Institute
Wellesley Instituate submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	Practical and pragmatic steps for Canada to avoid falling farther behind other countries when it comes to poverty, poor health, housing insecurity, June 2, 2009	The Wellesley Institute From Michael Shapcott, Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation,
Where's Home	Report on need for social assisted housing in Ontario; revised 2009	Prepared by Lapointe Consulting with the assistance of ONPHA and CHF Canada Ontario Region staff
Your Community in Profile	Covers Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Timiskaming. Includes info on population, labour force, education and income. ; 2008	The Ontario Trillium Foundation