Beth Wilson

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eth Wilson is the Senior Researcher with the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto (CSPC-T), a non-profit community organization that works with local communities to advance local needs and promote civic engagement, conducts research on a broad range of community and social issues and engages in public policy analysis with an aim of improving the quality of life of Toronto residents.  The Council’s work is guided by a commitment to equity, and social and economic justice.

Beth has worked on a number of research and community initiatives focused on labour market and working conditions, poverty, food bank use, affordable housing, community sector funding, and non-status immigrant issues.

Recent reports:

• Sick and Tired: The Compromised Health of Social Assistance Recipients and the Working Poor in Ontario
• Middle Childhood Matters:  An Inventory of Full-Week After-School Programs for Children 6-12 Years in Toronto
• On the Front Lines of Toronto’s Immigrant- and Refugee-Serving Sector
• Faces of the Cuts:  The Impact of Federal Program Cuts on Communities in Toronto
• Community Voices:  Young Parents in Toronto Speak Out about Work, Community Services and Family Life

Beth has a Masters of Social Work degree with a specialist in social policy from the University of Toronto.

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