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Communities Ending Poverty is celebrating progress made by CEP members throughou 2021, despite the challenges inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we present our annual learning report and a case study from one of Canada's top social procurement champions, the City of Edmonton.

We are also excited to welcome Danya Pastuszek as incoming Co-CEO of the Tamarack Institute and Maureen Owens as CEP's new Community Animator, Learning Lead. Read Maureen's reflection on her goals in this role here.

Regardless of where you take your learning about ending poverty this month, we are here to support you!

Featured Resources

Communities Ending Poverty: 2021 Progress & COVID-19 Update

This report celebrates progress made by CEP members through 2021, exemplifies how our network is having an impact on population-level indicators, and presents next steps for our growing movement.

Edmonton’s Social Procurement Policy Increases Economic Opportunity for All

By keeping dollars local, leveraging existing budgets and building local capacity and skills, Edmonton creates economic opportunities for those living in poverty, catalyzes the whole community to understand a new way of doing business, and supports a stronger future for all.

Latest Stories

Perseverance: The Juanita Black Story

By Saint John Human Development Council

Prosper Canada launches Benefits wayfinder

By Prosper Canada

Eleven BC Communities Ending Poverty strategies released in 2021

By Jill Zacharias

Vibrant Communities Calgary’s Top 10 Highlights of 2021

By Vibrant Communities Calgary

Learning Opportunities

Webinar recording: Getting to Systems Change: Canada’s Report on Poverty

In this webinar recording, members of the National Advisory Council on Poverty discuss what they heard in their pan-Canadian tour talking to people from across the country.

Webinar recording: Thinking Like a System and Leading with Humility

In this webinar recording, Mayor Lisa Helps of Victoria, BC, sits down with best-selling author Margaret Wheatley for a fireside chat about systems thinking and changing the way we as cities/towns think about working collectively. 

Upcoming Webinars

]Convening, Coordinating and Collaborating for Socio-ecological Transitions:
The Story of Collectivités ZéN
Date: April 6, 2022

Speakers: Carole Dupuis, Pierre-Luc Baril and Anouk Nadeau-Farley

A Deep Dive into “The Art of Neighboring”
Date: April 13, 2022

Speakers: Deanna Butz and Dave Runyon

Join the Communities Ending Poverty Membership

Communities Ending Poverty is a network of 350 municipalities represented by 80+ regional members working collaboratively to end poverty in their communities.

Reach out to Alison Homer to start the conversation.

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