POVERTY IN THE WESTERN WORLD: The 'Working Poor' Report The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to release a new report entitled, The "Working Poor" in the Toronto Region: Who they are, where they live, and how trends are changing. According to the report, the number of working poor in the Toronto Region increased by 42% between 2000 and 2005. This group accounted for more than 113,000 adults in the Region overall, and 70,700 in the city of Toronto. Toronto's working poor live in a … [Read more...]