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Alison Homer

Alison Homer
Advancing a vision of ending poverty in Canada, Alison provides leadership and drives excellence within Communities Ending Poverty (CEP). Her team actions an initial focus on ending working poverty, partnering with thought leaders and members from multiple sectors to identify levers and opportunities, influence policies, and shift systems.

Recent Posts

Event Recap: Communities Ending Poverty: Summit for Strength

Posted by Alison Homer on June 7, 2023

Recapping three dynamic days of learning and exploring resilience in a new way

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Saskatoon adopts a bold anti-racist and equity-building approach to ending poverty

Posted by Alison Homer on July 25, 2022

The Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership (SPRP) recognizes poverty as a complex interconnected issue.

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The Ending Poverty Pathways Guide and Podcast Series Are Now Live!

Posted by Alison Homer on October 7, 2021

In May 2021, Tamarack’s Communities Ending Poverty (CEP) convened more than 1000 people for The End of Poverty national gathering. The event explored 14 proven and emerging pathways to ending poverty, and the many roles that governments, businesses, non-profits and experts with lived and living experience can play.

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Cornwall Mayor, Bernadette Clement, Appointed to the Senate of Canada

Posted by Alison Homer on July 19, 2021

Cornwall’s Vibrant Community Roundtable and Tamarack Institute would like to congratulate Bernadette Clement who has been appointed as an independent Senator by the Government of Canada.

As a lawyer, Executive Director of the Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic, former board member of Cornwall’s Social Development Council, and current Mayor of Cornwall, Mayor Clement has been a strong champion for poverty reduction in her own community and beyond.

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Quebec’s Universal Access to Low-Fee Child Care: Les Centres de la Petite Enfance

Posted by Alison Homer on June 4, 2021

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Access to affordable and quality childcare is an important poverty reduction and prevention strategy, as it supports children’s social, behavioural and cognitive skills, readiness for and transition to school, and lifelong physical and emotional health. It supports parents and caregivers to increase their income, opens doors to employment and training, builds resilience, and reduces chronic stress.

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A Powerful Collective Impact Movement

Posted by Alison Homer on February 5, 2021

Cities Reducing Poverty (CRP) is a powerful collective impact movement that has grown to support more than 330 municipalities represented by 80 regional roundtables. Members adopt collective impact approaches to drive long-term change and develop and implement plans to reduce poverty in their communities.

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