Tony's corner
Print for good
Tony Curcio
Caring, community-conscious Eva’s Phoenix Print Shop flies under the radar
I hope everyone got some well-deserved R&R over the summer.
That being said, welcome back to the madness! I made a prom-
ise to myself recently to be more positive in my columns. But
with tariff-tormented Donald Trump, it’s difficult. So, I won’t
mention how his tariffs on Canadian uncoated groundwood
paper (resulting in a 25% to 30% rise in newsprint costs across
the US) are already critically reducing newspaper ad revenues
while resulting in the laying off of employees nationwide – with
small, local papers suffering the most. Ooops!
However, when I came across a recent news item about Eva’s
Phoenix Print Shop in downtown Toronto, it absolutely lifted
my spirits. Yes, there are hundreds of instances of Canadian
printers giving back to their communities, but this organization
deserves a special mention. Eva’s Phoenix Print Shop is a
full-service digital printer dedicated to reducing youth home-
lessness while providing vocational and life skills. Its slogan
is quite apt: Print For Good. “When you print with us, you help
prepare youth experiencing homelessness for employment
in the graphics and print sector. We reinvest every dollar of
profit into shelter, food, caring support, and basic needs for
homeless youth,” its website points out.
Through its “profit-for-purpose” model, Eva’s helps the home-
less build better futures. In fact, over 70% of its training-program
students eventually get full-time work. The program started in
2000. Most importantly, beginning September 24, the print
shop will be offering an eight-week training program where
students will get hands-on experience in printing and various
Adobe applications.
Eva’s offers residences for 50 youths for up to one year, a
shared teaching kitchen, counseling support, educational pro-
grams, study spaces, employment training in construction and
printing – and various programs to help with financial literacy,
life skills, housing, cooking and nutrition, health and hygiene,
conflict resolution, and much more. Basically, young people
develop the necessary skills to live independently. Their web-
site, store.evasprintshop.ca, is well worth a visit. Finally, if you’re
doing something altruistic, please let me know.
Until next time, always remember that we’re here to help.
Tony Curcio
Editor, Graphic Arts Magazine
[email protected]
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