About Cities Reducing Poverty

Cities Reducing Poverty is a social movement aimed at reducing poverty through the place-based efforts of multi-sector roundtables and the alignment of strategies at the municipal, provincial, territorial, and federal levels. Currently, 70 initiatives representing 330 local municipalities belong to the network. Learn more about our members.

Join the Movement

Vibrant Communities Canada’s primary purpose is to ensure that local poverty reduction initiatives in cities, towns, regions, provinces, and territories are successful. Through our premiere, national learning network we aim to make the work of Cities Reducing Poverty easier and more effective. Members will:

• Connect and Engage with experts and municipal and community leaders from local poverty reduction strategies and roundtables across Canada 

• Learn together about innovative and effective tools, approaches and ideas for tackling poverty through online learning

• Influence policies and systems that matter to your community

Membership Rewards

Annual Cities Reducing Poverty membership is available to community collaboratives who are interested in or have developed a local poverty reduction strategy. Annual investment in membership ranges between $500-$1500. The rewards include:

• Two complimentary seats to the national CRP member gathering.
• Priority access to Tamarack's online and phone-based Expert Coaching Centre. 
  
• Assignment to a regional Manager of Cities for targeted one-on-one support.
  
• Access to peer coaching from an extensive network of experienced convenors.
  
• Participation in exclusive convenor calls with CRP roundtable leaders and staff.
  
• Opportunity for intensive support on measuring and reporting your local impact.
  
• Resource development learning for building sustainable leadership and financial health.
  
• Invitations to monthly webinars featuring experts from the field.
  
• Participation in professional, online communities of practice. 
  
• Annual subscription to the CRP e-magazine and policy digest for poverty reduction practitioners.
  
• Discounts to attend most of Tamarack's face to face learning events.
  
• Discounts on books and other resources.
  
• Unlimited access to Tamarack’s amazing online resource library featuring policy tools, publications, and case studies.