Eight initiatives across the country in which Canadians of faith are serving their community.
Diakonia Project
Ve’ahavta
A Case Study on Jewish Humanitarian Response to Poverty
March 9, 2021
Child Care by the Numbers: Canada
Child-care policies should be equitable for all families, regardless of the type of care they choose. Universal child-care systems fail to recognize the diverse care needs of Canadian parents and their reasons for the type of care they choose.
February 12, 2021
The Welcome Home
The Welcome Home is a Catholic ministry in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End. It serves as a gathering place for residents of the neighbourhood and offers weekly and monthly programs that respond to Jesus Christ’s beckoning in the Gospel of Matthew: “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you” (Matthew 11:28).
February 5, 2021
Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal / SASMAD
A Case Study in Faith-based Social ServiceLe Service d’accompagnement spirituel pour les personnes malades ou âgées à domicile (SASMAD), or as it is known in English, Pastoral Home Care, is an outreach program of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. It is a free and confidential service that provides spiritual support through home visits to those who are sick or elderly. It is volunteer based and is supported by the archdiocese and by a private Catholic foundation.
February 1, 2021
Will a “universal” early-learning and child-care system get mothers back to work?
January 28, 2021
Cash benefits for families and a national daycare system?
January 28, 2021
Is there a shortage of child care in Canada?
January 28, 2021
Should the federal government introduce a new child-care model?
January 28, 2021