Poverty

Singer, songwriter, musician and visual artist Jon Langford has been supporting worthwhile causes since he was studying painting at the University of Leeds and co-founded a punk band in 1977...
The Unison Benevolent Fund's COVID-19 Relief Program, which supports music workers amid the pandemic, has to date raised over $2.1 million. The assistance program that offers discreet relief...
Toronto Raptors basketball player Norman Powell has released three t-shirts through his Understand The Grind clothing line to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Powell, who's been...
Alessia Cara will donated net royalties from her new EP to Save the Children for the next 21 years. The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter said the release of This Summer: Live Off the...
Covenant House Toronto’s first-ever Stay In + Sleep Out virtual fundraiser has raised more than $571,000 for homeless and trafficked youth. The June 26 Stay In + Sleep Out event involved...
When British singer, songwriter and musician Frank Turner isn’t touring tirelessly around the globe, he’s likely recording, writing more songs or another book, or preparing to do one...
Colombian-Canadian singer, songwriter and musician Lido Pimienta launched her new Miss Colombiaalbum last month with a Pitchfork Instagram Live performance which helped to raise money, via a...
Taglialatella Galleries Toronto is donating 10 percent of the proceeds from sales of a silkscreen by pop artist Mr. Brainwash to local women’s shelter Street Haven. French-born Thierry...
Life in Attawapiskat, the isolated First Nation community on the western edge of James Bay, isn't easy. There was a suicide crisis in 2015-16 (an estimated 100 of Attawapiskat's 2,700...
Mattress retailer Sleep Country is donating $1.5 million worth of products across Canada to help contribute to safe housing for homeless families and individuals during the coronavirus pandemic...

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