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Sistema Toronto proudly serves four priority neighbourhoods across the Greater Toronto Area. We operate in communities with some of the city's highest child poverty rates, ensuring we impact children and families who most need our support.

 

 

Parkdale

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Jane-Finch

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East Scarborough

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Households that earn less than $50,000 / year

40%

 

47%

 

43%

Children living in poverty in the entire ward

16.8%

 

37.8%

 

47.4%

Children living in poverty in the ward's poorest areas

43.5%

 

55.2%

 

59.2%

Single-parent households

17%

 

35%

 

26%

Percentage of adults with post-secondary education

69%

 

38%

 

50%

Visible minorities

26%

 

74%

 

71%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statistics based on information obtained from:

1. City of Toronto. (2016). Ward Profiles. Retrieved from https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/

2. Social Planning Toronto, Wilson, B., Maddox, R., Polanyi, M., Kerr, M., Ekra, M., & Khanna, A. (2018). 2018 Toronto Child & Family Poverty Report: Municipal Election Edition. Retrieved from https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/socialplanningtoronto/pages/2079/attachments/original/1538147211/2018_Child_Family_Poverty_Report_Municipal_Election_Edition.pdf?1538147211