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
1/22/25 @ 1:00 p.m.
1/29/25 @ 12:00 p.m.
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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