Caring for People

At Simply Cares, we understand the value of empowering the people in the communities in which we live and work. We are committed to helping to provide the tools, training, resources, encouragement and motivation to help those in need.

65%

of homeless youth will never graduate from high school*

*United Way

51%

of Canadians students have to borrow money to make ends meet for post-secondary education*

*CIBC education study

200,000

Canadians will experience homelessness this year*

*Canadian Homeless Research Network

35%

of those individuals have a history of mental illness*

*CBC - State of Homelessness in Canada, 2013

40,000

of homeless Canadians are

under 24 years old*

*Covenant House

30%

Canadians who say it is difficult to afford food for themselves of their families*

*Canadian Food Waste Poll

1 / 7

Canadians live in poverty*

*Canada without poverty

1 / 5

Canadian children live in conditions of poverty*

*Canada without poverty

24%

globally, the proportion of senior roles held by women*

*Grant Thornton UK

72.3%

of what women earn compared to men in the same positions in executive, administration and managerial roles*

*Resourceful Manager