Poverty is a complex social issue and has significant impacts on the social determinants of health. According to the 2016 census, over 23,000 (one in six) Islanders were below the Low Income Measure in 2015, while the same was true for one in seven Canadians (4.8 million people)...
Supporting Island Families For Terry and Mae Affleck, the provincial government’s Seniors Safe @ Home program has been the key to living independently. When the cumulative effects of workplace injuries caused Terry to rely on a walker and wheelchair for mobility, the Stratford...
2014-2015 Annual Report for the Department of Community Services and Seniors
2013-2014 Annual Report for the Department of Community Services and Seniors.
Many factors contribute to poverty including age, gender, family structure, special populations, region of residence, employment, and the cost of accommodating a disability or health condition or raising children.
A number of Canadian jurisdictions have amended legislation to achieve an increasingly more open approach to adoption records.
Belonging and Thriving: A Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Prince Edward Island (2019-2024)
Download the Seniors' Secretariat Grant Application Funding Guidelines 2023
Employment plays a critically important role in poverty prevention and reduction.
Senior's Secretariat Community Grant Application Form 2018