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, Natasha Pei and Jill Zacharias. 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
Contact Maureen to learn more: (maureen@tamarackcommunity.ca)
Join us for a fireside chat hosted by Tamarack's Director of Deepening Community, Heather Keam, who will sit down with Cormac Russell and John L. McKnight to talk about their new book and what it takes to create vibrant and joyful communities.
This webinar will explore avenues and tools within municipal and district jurisdiction to help local government leaders, staff, and community-based change makers better understand and embrace what is possible when municipalities become ‘catalytic converters’ for positive social change.
Join the Deepening Community team for a conversation with the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues on the importance of local leadership to create vibrant neighbourhoods – with the capacity to identify and address issues that matter most to them.
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.
As communities face increasingly complex social challenges, local governments face a call to action. A community-wide mandate and overarching vision provides opportunity to lead and work better together with others as...
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 case study captures how Saint John, NB, has successfully broken the cycle of poverty by engaging the whole community and applying a comprehensive approach to drive change.
This webinar recording features a conversation with Registered Clinical Counsellor Jennifer Wright, who illustrates how community mindset and coordination among social care sectors are necessary and powerful components of...
This webinar recording features a conversation with Scott MacAfee, Chair of the National Advisory Council on Poverty.
This event took place in English.
Lacking access to safe and affordable credit from mainstream financial institutions, many low-income individuals resort to payday and other short-term loans to meet their financial needs....
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