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Peel Poverty Action Group is the creators of Tough Times Publications.
WHO WE ARE
WELCOME BACK TO TOUGH TIMES!
Welcome back readers of Tough Times – Peel’s only social justice newspaper! It has been a while, but we are back! Tough Times is written by, for, and with people of lived experience of poverty and homelessness.
Tough Times is published by the Peel Poverty Action Group (PPAG) with support of the Peel Alliance to End Homelessness (PAEH) and with generous funding from the Region of Peel.
The Peel Poverty Action Group is looking to recruit new members
Our mission is to work collaboratively and collectively while informed by diverse voices of experience from all sectors, to take local action and advocate for system and policy change by addressing the root cause of poverty and work to eliminate homelessness.
- Are you looking to get involved with advocacy work?
- Are issues around poverty and homelessness important to you?
- Do you want to see change in your community?
Announcements
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Local Grassroots Organization PPAG Releases Short Film on Homelessness in Peel Region
Read more: Local Grassroots Organization PPAG Releases Short Film on Homelessness in Peel RegionTough Times: Homelessness in Peel 2023 Features Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Precarity Peel Region (November 24, 2023) – Tough times have gotten tougher in Peel Region as homelessness continues to rise and affordable housing remains out of reach for many Peel residents. Recently, the Peel Poverty Action Group (PPAG), a grassroots organization,…
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UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDSOF UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IN PEEL REGION
Read more: UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDSOF UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS IN PEEL REGIONBy Daphna Nussbaum, Peel Alliance to End Homelessness In recent years, there has been a growing number of encampments in Peel Region. Although they vary in size and structure, the term ‘encampment’ is used to describe any location where an individual or a group of people experiencing homelessness live together, usually in tents or other…