Exploring how to advance community change through social procurement, instead of profit-focused, public-private partnerships.
Written by Maureen Owens (she/her) and Molly McCracken (CCPA)
Communities Ending Poverty is a powerful collective impact movement comprised of 330 municipalities and represented by 80 regional roundtables. We have learned that to end poverty, it takes the whole community and our entire country working together. Our members ensure that all sectors are brought to the table, harness the assets of their communities and drive long-term change as they develop and implement plans to reduce poverty in their communities. Between 2015 and 2018, we contributed to poverty being reduced for more than 1 million Canadians.
The CEP team is here to support you, learn more about members of the team; Alison Homer, Maureen Owens, Jill Zacharias and Orpah Cundangan. Feel free to connect with any of them.
The Communities Ending Poverty Communities of Practice are monthly digital meet-ups comprising a group of peers committed to sharing and learning from one another to accelerate their work to end poverty in Canada.
We host CoPs on the following topics:
Contact Orpah to learn more: orpah@tamarackcommunity.ca
Join us for a conversation with some of the bright minds behind The Learning Tree on their organization’s work of leaning into abundance in the communities they serve.
This webinar is an invitation to reflect on the concept of systemic mediation and what it can offer towards building the necessary bridges between the old and the new in our challenging context.
This webinar will feature a conversation with an Ontario-based social enterprise that challenges the service mindset while shedding light on sustainable non-profit funding.
Between 2015 and 2020, Canada's national poverty rate dropped to the lowest in recorded history. Learn about how CRP contributed to the unprecedented reduction of poverty for more than 1 million Canadians through a system of exceptional programs and supports that work across all sectors and all levels of government.
Due to members’ efforts being reprioritized from evaluation and reporting to emergency response, this second annual Communities Ending Poverty Impact Report serves as a COVID-19 update as opposed to a full impact report.
Informed by the 10 Lived/Living Experience Advisory Committee, this guide highlights leading practices that inspire new thinking and celebrates the potential that can be unlocked when these individuals are empowered to drive antipoverty work. It includes 10 ideas, stories, and resources, and recommends 10 ways to get started.
Through 60 stories of innovation and resilience, this report provides a point-in-time snapshot of the innovative ways that CRP member communities are responding to COVID-19. It was written to provide members with fresh ideas and insights that they can use to build resilience and strengthen their own responses.
Exploring how to advance community change through social procurement, instead of profit-focused, public-private partnerships.
Written by Maureen Owens (she/her) and Molly McCracken (CCPA)
Recognizing the power of local government to lead positive social change, the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria has produced a comprehensive toolkit that outlines "every tool in the municipal...
Minimum wage increase tied to inflation, significantly impacting working poor.
Communities Ending Poverty (CEP) is a dynamic network on a mission to eradicate poverty across Canada and beyond. With over two decades of efforts and experience in the realm of poverty reduction, CEP has learned that it...
In the face of unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, communities have shown remarkable capacity for transformation and strength in tackling poverty.
This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.
10: A Guide for Building a Sustainable and Resilient Collaboration unpacks the concepts of sustainability and resilience and shares ideas,...
This webinar recording features a conversation about important developments in the basic income movement in Canada over the course of 2023 as a lead-up to the May 2024 Basic Income Guarantee Forum in Ottawa.
This webinar recording features a conversation with Seth Klein, author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency and Team Lead and director of strategy with the Climate Emergency Unit.
This webinar recording examines the case for for-profits in the changemaking space and highlighted unique levers businesses have for reducing poverty.
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth we honour and acknowledge that our work occurs across Turtle Island (North America), which has been home since time immemorial to the ancestors of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples.
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