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To keep people out of poverty, we need to fix the systems that create it.
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From ‘liability’ to leader: Why lived expertise matters to our work for social change
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Dear Minister: We urge you to reconsider your cuts to the Interim Housing Assistance Program immediately
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Underserved: Ontario’s employment services are failing those in greatest need
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Housing as essential social infrastructure
For this special series, Maytree proposes a government-led approach to build tens of thousands of deeply affordable homes annually on public land, treating housing as essential social infrastructure rather than a market commodity.
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A fully housed Toronto
Maytree partnered with local newspaper West End Phoenix to examine Toronto’s housing crisis through a human rights lens.
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Advancing justice
In 2021 and 2022, under the guidance of outside experts, Maytree delved into the relationship between human rights, poverty, racism, and the criminal justice system.
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Five Good Ideas
Five Good Ideas is a lunch-and-learn program where subject-matter experts discuss powerful and practical ideas about key issues facing non-profit organizations. The sessions are most useful for management staff and board members at small and mid-sized non-profits.
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Five Good Ideas on surviving and thriving in social policy
Date: October 20, 2025
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Human Resources
Five Good Ideas for building a human-centred workplace in the AI era
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the nature of work and redefining the relationship between employers and workers.
Organizational Effectiveness
Five Good Ideas for making organizational change work
In this session, Claire Forster discussed how to make meaningful and sustainable change in your organization.
Human Resources
Five Good Ideas on supporting caregivers at the workplace
In their Five Good Ideas webinar, Liv Mendelsohn and Christa Haanstra discussed how to build a culture that recognizes and values caregiving.
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