/R E P E A T -- MEDIA ADVISORY - 16th Toronto's Vital Signs Report Launches/

First-time look at equity and quality of life in Toronto

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2018 /CNW/ - Next Wednesday, Toronto Foundation will launch its 16^th Toronto's Vital Signs Report to more than 300 Toronto community, business, government and philanthropic leaders. The event will feature a summary of the report findings, personal stories from residents, and a call to action to Torontonians to close the equity gap.

Toronto's Vital Signs is an annual snapshot of quality of life in Toronto compiled from current statistics and studies across ten issue areas, including housing, the environment, getting around, and income and wealth. For the first time ever, the report uses an equity lens to better understand the complexities of quality of life and the variances in how we experience it. This new approach serves to surface the gaps and opportunities for improvement, and make the report a more actionable tool for policy-makers, practitioners and philanthropists.

What:	Toronto's Vital Signs Report launch event
Where:	George Brown College Waterfront Campus, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto
When:	Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
	9:00 a.m. –	Breakfast reception
	9:30 a.m. –	Remarks from Sharon Avery (Toronto Foundation President & CEO), Anne Sado (President, George Brown College), Sean Meagher (Executive Director, Social Planning Toronto & Public Interest) Julia Drydyk (Managing Director, Public Interest), Rosie Mensah (Voice of Experience, Health & Wellness), Agnes Thompson (Voice of Experience, Leadership, Civic Engagement & Belonging)
	10:30 a.m. –	Reception continued
Who:	The above speakers will be joined by more than 300 diverse business, community and government leaders, along with report subject matter experts Kwame McKenzie (Wellesley Institute), Deena Ladd (Workers Action Centre), Ene Underwood (Habitat for Humanity GTA), Claire Hopkinson (Toronto Arts Council), Leslie Woo (Metrolinx), Trish Hennessy (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) and Max FineDay (Canadian Roots Exchange). Also in attendance will be 25 next generation philanthropists who have committed to a two-year program to learn about the city and how philanthropy can be a catalyst for change.

About Toronto Foundation: Established in 1981, Toronto Foundation is one of 191 Community Foundations in Canada. We pool philanthropic dollars and facilitate charitable donations for maximum community impact. Our individual, family and organizational Funds number more than 500 and we administer more than $400 million in assets. Through the Vital Toronto Fund, we engage in city building, mobilizing people and resources to increase the quality of life in Toronto. For more information, visit www.torontofoundation.ca.

SOURCE Toronto Foundation

Sasha Chabot-Gaspe, public relations coordinator, Toronto Foundation, [phone] ext. 211, [email protected].

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