Bell to fund education pilot program

TORONTO - Bell Canada announced today a donation of $300,000 to Pathways Canada to create a Pathways to Education pilot program with the intention of extending this groundbreaking program to other provinces. Pathways to Education is a community-based program dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and its effects by supporting the development of youth from economically disadvantaged communities. The program looks at education and income as the two principal social determinants of the health of individuals and of the community. "Based on the outstanding results of the Regent Park program, Bell Canada and Pathways Canada have agreed to develop...