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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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Online Course

Ending Poverty Pathways

Join Communities Ending Poverty Director, Natasha Pei, in this five-module course. Topics include Ending Working Poverty, Governments and Communities Ending Poverty, and Big Ideas for Ending Poverty.
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Poverty and Belonging

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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.

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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. 

 

 

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Engaging Living Lived Experience

Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience

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10 Ways Local Government Can Propel Positive Social Change

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Ending Working Poverty in Canada: How To Get It Done

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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

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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
Natasha Pei

Associate Director


Contact

liz@tamarackcommunity.ca
226-929-2963


Areas of Focus

Ending Poverty

Collective Impact

Collaborative Innovation

Community Innovation

Evaluation Impact

Maureen Owens
Maureen Owens

Manager of Communities

Orpah-Cundangan
Orpah Cundangan

Learning Lead

upcoming events


Evaluation 101
Evaluation 101
Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Through Two-Eyed Seeing
Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Through Two-Eyed Seeing
Introduction à l’évaluation
Introduction à l’évaluation
Social Infrastructure and Community Safety as Catalysts for Belonging
Social Infrastructure and Community Safety as Catalysts for Belonging
Making Sense Together: Practical Approaches to Collaborative Sensemaking
Making Sense Together: Practical Approaches to Collaborative Sensemaking
Insights from the DEV Lab Youth Employment and Skills Project: From Data to Action
Insights from the DEV Lab Youth Employment and Skills Project: From Data to Action
Community Engagement: From Debate to Dialogue
Community Engagement: From Debate to Dialogue
Community Futures: Using the Future in Collaborative Changemaking
Community Futures: Using the Future in Collaborative Changemaking
Fundamentals of ABCD
Fundamentals of ABCD
From Assets to Action: Unlocking Community Potential through Asset Mapping
From Assets to Action: Unlocking Community Potential through Asset Mapping
Transforming Conflict into Growth
Transforming Conflict into Growth
2025 Changemaker Experience
2025 Changemaker Experience
L'Évaluation 201: Évaluer vos impacts
L'Évaluation 201: Évaluer vos impacts
Evaluation 201: Impact Evaluation
Evaluation 201: Impact Evaluation
Embracing Collective Leadership Workshop
Embracing Collective Leadership Workshop
Stratégies philanthropiques pour un impact durable des organisations communautaires
Stratégies philanthropiques pour un impact durable des organisations communautaires
Advancing Systems Change with Collective Impact
Advancing Systems Change with Collective Impact
Policy Change to Support Community-Driven Outcomes
Policy Change to Support Community-Driven Outcomes
Facilitation Skills for Collective Impact
Facilitation Skills for Collective Impact
Developing Your Collaboration Impact Story
Developing Your Collaboration Impact Story

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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