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ATKINSON FOUNDATION

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	We are a private Canadian foundation established in 1942 by Joseph E. Atkinson, former publisher of The Toronto Star newspaper. The Foundation was established "to receive and maintain a fund or funds and apply the income thereof, in perpetuity for religious, charitable or education purposes within the Province of Ontario." In 1996, the mission was updated to "promote social and economic justice in the tradition of its founder," Joseph E. Atkinson. We provide grants to Ontario registered charities for innovative, Ontario-based projects that focus on either: Early Childhood Education and Development - Innovative projects that demonstrate how to improve the futures of children and youth at risk through more effective early years programming and policies. and/or Economic Justice - Innovative projects that demonstrate how to improve the employability of the unemployed, test out new economic models, and support other research and educational activities which are intended to reduce poverty. In the categories of health, social welfare, economic justice and education the Foundation has given more than $55 million since its inception. Click here to learn more about our granting criteria. Click here to visit the CIW homepage

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WHAT'S NEW

Time to connect social objectives to public policy, writes Roy Romanow (May 5) More...

Racism still tied to poverty, Colour of Poverty project featured in Hamilton Spectator (April 16) More...

Put down the guns and pick up the hammers and nails, says Cathy Crowe (April 11) More...

The 'last recession spook': a very curable disease in Ontario, writes John Stapleton (April 7) More...

New vision for schools in Ontario's cities needed, says People for Education (April 3) More...

Payday lending legislation a good 'first step,' says Acorn (April 2) More...

Call for Nominations: 2008 Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award (Jan 9) More...

Multiculturalism On the Ground - Uzma Shakir, Michael Adams and Haroon Siddiqui tackle the immigration debate (Nov 30) More...

Uzma Shakir talks about life, struggle and the work ahead with the Atkinson Fellowship (Nov 28) More...

Charles Pascal Appointed As Special Advisor To Recommend Early Learning Strategy (Nov 27) More...

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