Guelph & Wellington Poverty Elimination Collaborative - Our collaborative work advances system and policy change to address the root causes of poverty.
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ALT Promotional graphic for a publication titled “Storied Lives: Shifting Perspectives on Poverty,” a collaboration between the Live Work Well Research Centre, Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and the Guelph & Wellington Poverty Elimination Collaborative. Across the top are four illustrated side‑profile silhouettes of people, each filled with symbolic imagery such as buildings, a cityscape, a caregiver and child figure, and abstract patterns, using muted blues, reds, and earth tones. These illustrations represent the different characters and stories in this project. Centered text reads, “How can we use stories to shift perspectives on poverty and raise awareness about the structural causes?”
ALT The City Hall front lobby warming centre will be open this weekend on the following dates: Friday, February 6, from 7 p.m. until Saturday, February 7, at 7 a.m. Saturday, February 7, from 7 p.m. until Sunday, February 8, at 7 a.m. For a full list of warming facilities across Guelph, please visit https://ow.ly/USFH50YaoNO
ALT Yellow background with white rectangle on the top. Text: The Canada Disability Benefit still leaves people with disabilities below the poverty line in every province – even when combined with provincial supports. Below the rectangle there is another white rectangle with the icons of a wheelchair on the left-hand side, a yellow arrow pointed upwards in the middle, and an icon of a red coin with a yellow diagonal line slashing through it.
ALT City hall front lobby warming centre open from Thursday, January 29 at 7 p.m. until Friday, January 30 at 7 a.m.
ALT Aerial photo of Guelph in the winter with text that reads "City Hall front lobby warming centre open from Wednesday, January 21 at 4 p.m. until Sunday, January 25 at 9 a.m.
ALT A multi colour graphic with opening hours for various organizations. If you or someone is in need of help, connect with HERE 24/7 at 1-844-437-3247.
ALT A multi colour graphic with opening hours for various organizations. If you or someone is in need of help, connect with HERE 24/7 at 1-844-437-3247.
ALT Image of people on their phones at the top. Yellow text on blue background reading Inform Ontario's Next Poverty Reduction Strategy. Submit by November 30th. https://tinyurl.com/ma2p5dth
ALT Cold weather response for individuals in Guelph who are unhoused. For downtown support call Welcoming Streets at 519 838 6737. You can reach Here 24/7 at 1-844-437-3247 and Guelph Police Services non emergency line at 519 824 1212.
ALT Cold weather response for individuals in Wellington who are unhoused. For families looking for emergency information call 519 265 1323. For youth (16-24 years) call 519 837 3892. For adults over the age of 25 call 519 822 1100. The Wellington County OPP non emergency line can be reached at 1 888 310 1122
ALT Image of a map of Southern Ontario with green, blue, and white location pins to signify the locations of Living Wage employers.
ALT Green sign with blue and white text reading "we are a living wage employer ontariolivingwage.ca"
ALT Center bubble reading Guelph Wellington $23.00/Hr. Six yellow lines shoot out from the center bubble towards different corners. Each bubble represents a breakdown of the cost. The first yellow line shoots to the right upper corner connecting to a yellow bubble with a house in it representing 36.3% shelter costs includes insurance and utilities. The second yellow line shoots to the lower right hand corner connecting to a bubble with fruits and vegetables in a bowl representing 13.7% food costs. Another line shoots to the bottom left hand corner connecting to a bubble filled with a bus representing 11.4% transportation costs. The bottom left line connecting to a bubble filled with 12.0% for child care costs. The line connecting to three bubble in the top left hand corner. The first bubble had a shirt and shoes, the second a phone, and the third a bottle of pills. This represents 26.6% for clothing, communications, and medical expense Visit https://www.ontariolivingwage.ca/ to learn more.
ALT Birds eye view of downtown Guelph intersection with an overlay that reads "2025 Living Wage $23.00 Guelph Wellington 8.0%"
ALT Cold weather response for individuals in Guelph who are unhoused. For downtown support call Welcoming Streets at 519 838 6737. You can reach Here 24/7 at 1-844-437-3247 and Guelph Police Services non emergency line at 519 824 1212.
ALT Cold weather response for individuals in Wellington County who are unhoused. For downtown support call Welcoming Streets at 519 838 6737. You can reach Here 24/7 at 1-844-437-3247 and Guelph Police Services non emergency line at 519 824 1212.