National school food program called 'transformative' for Windsor-Essex
The national school food program is described as 'transformative' for Windsor-Essex, where many children come from lower-income families.
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The national school food program is described as 'transformative' for Windsor-Essex, where many children come from lower-income families.
A new federal loan program aimed at incentivizing early childhood educators to enter the workforce and expanding affordable child care spaces promises to benefit families in Windsor-Essex County, a region where every fifth child hails from a low-income household.
Statistics Canada crunched the numbers from the 2021 census to see how Canadian cities score on housing, poverty and education levels.
While new census data shows the percentage of the Windsor-Essex population with a post-secondary education has slightly increased over 10 years, the differential between the region’s percentage and its provincial counterpart has grown.
Although new data shows the number of children living in low income families dropped 9.5 percentage points in Windsor-Essex over the last five years, United Way Windsor-Essex said we still "have a long way to go."