ESPC Single Adult Living Wage in Edmonton New report: We have released the Single Adult Living Wage for Edmonton! It is often assumed that single adults have lower living costs than families and, therefore, do not need as much support as families with children. This thinking has contributed to a lack of social policy reforms directed toward single adults. Today, single adults are three times more likely to live in poverty than the average Canadian, which limits their ability to achieve personal well-being. As such, ESPC decided to calculate a living wage for a single adult.

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ESPC Renewed Focus on an Old Problem: Youth Opioid use in Alberta from 2018-2021 Jayme Wong, ESPC volunteer "Since the 2018 report, little has been done to address the pressing situation, with “young people . . . dying in even greater numbers today than when [the original report] brought this issue into focus nearly three years ago” (p. 5). The follow-up report revisits the original five recommendations and adds a sixth based on interviews with Albertan youths, non-profit and youth-serving agencies, and provincial government ministries and agencies."

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