“Be a Tonya for someone”
August 26, 2024
Tonya’s decision to share her computer skills was a life-changing one for Robert. And anyone can decide to “be a Tonya” for someone else.
Tonya’s decision to share her computer skills was a life-changing one for Robert. And anyone can decide to “be a Tonya” for someone else.
In #HackPoverty working groups, leaders from many backgrounds, including the lived experience of poverty, come together to seek solutions to pressing issues.
As a single father and the owner of a struggling business, Steve* had become lost in a maze of debt and overdue taxes. Alone and overwhelmed Steve’s situation became even more overwhelming as he tried to navigate his financial challenges in the midst of ongoing personal difficulties – social anxiety,
Leaders from key sectors across Toronto are coming together with lived experience leaders to identify areas for actionable change to break cycles of poverty.
Yonge Street Mission is dedicated to its mission of ending chronic poverty in Toronto in one generation. This ambitious goal will only be achieved through the collective partnership with and support of many in our community, including donors, funders, volunteers, community and government agencies and elected officials. To further actualize