Poverty Awareness in York Region

The following was sent from the "MAKE POVERTY HISTORY " Campaign: Add your voice to the growing call for a poverty reduction strategy


One of the specific things the Make Poverty History platform calls for as a way to end child poverty in Canada is “involving groups where poverty is predominant, such as Aboriginal People, women, minorities and youth in the design and implementation of a domestic poverty reduction strategy.”

Now there is a way you can contribute to designing such a strategy. The National Council of Welfare, an independent body established to advise the government on social development, has recently launched a web-based survey to seek input from Canadians on developing a poverty reduction strategy for Canada. They want to hear from individuals and organizations about why you think there is so much poverty in Canada and what you think we can do about it.

The more people who participate in this survey, the more the results will have to be taken seriously by government.

Thanks,

Dennis Howlett
Coordinator, Make Poverty History