be addressed, and adjusted to help this important cause in Toronto’s society. All

and all, the youth of the world, and in this case, Toronto, is the future of the

world. The youths of society need our help, and we need to stop youth poverty in Toronto. Now one of the major causes of youth poverty in our city is low income

for families with children. Families who are poor in this city tend to live far below the poverty line and have trouble

removing themselves from there, especially if it’s a single parent situation. Mo

increasing while the share for those with a high school education or less is dropping. Also the costs of a post-secondary education have increased so much that the gap in university

participation rates between students from families of low and middle socioeconomic background. The average undergraduate arts tuition

should feed there kids, or live with a roof over their heads. The choice should be made for them, to eat, and to live.Most Canadians support action on child poverty as a priority for government. Our federal and provincial governments, on the other hand, have failed to develop policies that come to terms with fundamental changes in family life and in the labour market over the past several decades. The Ontario Provincial government needs to reinvest the money it takes from Toronto, back into Toronto, make work pay something decent by increasing the minimum wage, and increase the welfare rates to a realistic level so that families can meet their basic needs. While the Federal government has to increase the Canada Child Tax Benefit to a maximum of $4,200, Allocate $1 billion to create 20,000 new affordable housing units, which is a critical issue in the city right now, and finally they need to work with the provinces to reduce tuition fees for post-secondary education. Over the years Toronto has developed a range of community based services, facilities, and progressive programs of child care and child development. It has made children a focus of municipal policy through its Children’s Advocate and Children’s Charter. It has urged progressive

more now in the present. They are seeing, and living how it feels to be hungr

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