SINCE 1989 CHILD POVERTY HAS GROWN

1989

2004

Did you know?

• In 1989, approximately 1 in 7 Canadian children were living in poverty

• The Canadian government promised to end child poverty by 2000

• Currently, 1 in 6 children living in poverty

• In Toronto, 1 in 3 children live in poverty

As youth, this is an issue that directly affects us!

Our Kids Our Future (OKOF)

Who are we?

• OKOF is a youth organization in Mary Ward whose goal is to end child poverty in Canada.

• We want to educate Canadian youth on child poverty and inspire them to take action.

This means YOU!

Past ProjectsFood Donation Program

• Biweekly food delivery program to the Touchstone Youth Shelter, an emergency shelter used to house

over 30 homeless youth.

Matrix Movie Nights

• Together with United Social Justice, OKOF held two movie nights to raise funds for The Santa Claus Fund and the Metropolitan Toronto Catholic

Education Foundation’s nutrition program.

Current ProjectsVolunteering at Nutrition Programs

• We are taking students to St. Rose of Lima Thursday and Friday mornings to help prepare and serve breakfasts to over 250 underprivileged children.

Advent Project

• Give a Kid a Christmas Campaign…

Want to know what it is?

Advent Project:Give a Kid a Christmas

• To raise awareness about child poverty in Toronto and Canada.

• To raise money for the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, which delivers gifts to over 45,000 poverty-stricken children in Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Ajax and Pickering every Christmas.

Want to make a make a difference in the life of a child right here in Toronto?

Here’s How!• If your TA picks this as an Advent Project, each

advisee is asked to donate $5 to the cause.

• The cost of each gift package is about $35.

• Assuming that each TA has about 15 advisees, each TA could collectively raise about $75.

• This means that your TA could give a Christmas to 2 impoverished children this year!

No matter which Advent project you choose,

TAKE ACTION!!!

But most importantly…

Please pray for our nation’s children!