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Bright Spot: Whitehorse Achieves a Quality By-Name List

Posted by Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness on June 10, 2022

This blog post was originally published on the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness blog in March 2022.

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Four systems changes to reduce poverty in Canada

Posted by Natasha Pei on March 16, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the landing page for the French version.

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COVID-19 Update and Progress Report

Posted by Natasha Pei on January 31, 2022

A look back through the Communities Ending Poverty (CEP) network’s activities and impacts from 2020 to 2021 reveals that CEP members worked tirelessly to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as much as possible for their communities. Some even made progress towards ending poverty.

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Eleven BC Communities Ending Poverty strategies released in 2021

Posted by Jill Zacharias on January 24, 2022

The November 2021 BC Poverty Reduction Community of Practice highlighted poverty-reduction strategies created across the province in 2021.

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Canada’s Financial Literacy Month

Posted by Justin Williams on November 16, 2021

November 1, 2021, marked the beginning of Canada’s 11th Financial Literacy Month. The month is part of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s efforts to make the financial ecosystem more accessible, inclusive and effective for all Canadians.

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Williams Lake releases poverty reduction strategy mid-pandemic

Posted by Jill Zacharias on March 16, 2021

Three years ago, when the Williams Lake Social Planning Council made a commitment to complete a poverty reduction strategy for the region a global pandemic was not on the horizon. Now, as communities across the country struggle to carry on meaningful social planning in circumstances no one has experienced before, the Thrive Poverty Reduction Strategy for Williams Lake and Area has successfully released in January this year. The strategy is a tribute to dedication and perseverance, adapted to reflect an ever-changing context that has underscored what is important to the community as well as how to work together towards a proactive response.

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