ending poverty
A network and movement dedicated to ending poverty in Canada, made up of more than 400 municipalities and represented by 90 regional roundtables.
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community belonging: a way to end poverty in canada
How can community belonging help to reduce poverty in Canada? In this article, Tamarack’s Heather Keam explores how belonging is a social pathway to ending poverty in Canada. She digs into micro, meso, and macro belonging, social capital, belonging’s economic impact, and more.
Communities Ending Poverty members bring government, business, non-profit, and lived/living experience champions together. With Tamarack, they raise community awareness, develop innovations, and shift policies and systems toward levelling inequities and ending poverty.
getting started
Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience
10 Ways Local Government Can Propel Positive Social Change
Ending Working Poverty in Canada: How To Get It Done
communities ending poverty membership
Members access a professional peer learning network of more than 90 local anti-poverty initiatives led by experienced changemakers. By joining, your collaborative will access discounts to Tamarack learning opportunities, coaching and capacity building, private interactive webinars, Communities of Practice, a monthly member newsletter, and more.
BENEFITS OF BECOMING A MEMBER
Benefits to becoming a CEP member include:
- Learning and networking! Opportunities for peer learning and networking with changemakers across Canada and beyond, including regional collaborations
- Skill building and resources! Coaching and capacity building for topics including collaborative leadership, collective impact, facilitation, and sustainability
- Coaching and groups! Access to coaching series and cohorts. Our 2024 cohorts include Ending Working Poverty and Western Canada Leads
- Advocacy opportunities! Opportunities to contribute to consultations and advocacy efforts that influence policy and systems change
- Virtual events! Access to private, interactive webinars and Communities of Practice including BC Poverty Reduction, Anti-Racism, and Mid-Ontario Rural
- Shared, all-access membership! Access to benefits across Tamarack’s practice areas: Communities Building Belonging, Communities Building Youth Futures, and Community Climate Transitions
- Discounted prices! Discounts to Tamarack events, workshops and online courses including 2024 EngageFest!: The Power of People and Place
To learn more about Communities Ending Poverty membership and our tiered fee structure, contact Maureen.
We are committed to:
Reducing and sustaining Canada’s poverty rate at less than 5%
Targeting working poverty, deep poverty, and Indigenous poverty
Engaging people with lived/living experience
Leveraging existing community assets
Embedding collective impact principles to drive long-term change
Learning and re-evaluating continuously
Embedding equity, anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion in all work
meet the team
Natasha Pei
Associate Director
Contact
liz@tamarackcommunity.ca
226-929-2963
Areas of Focus
Ending Poverty
Collective Impact
Collaborative Innovation
Community Innovation
Evaluation Impact
Orpah Cundangan
Learning Lead
upcoming events
get in touch
We’re happy to answer questions, discuss community issues and direct you to trusted resources. Get in touch with a specific team member or submit a general inquiry.
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