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Nelson at its Best

PCH, British Columbia, Local, PRS

Nelson  at  its  Best (NaiB) is a community project initiated and sponsored  by the  Nelson  Social  Planning  Action  Network (SPAN) Society in  2013  for  the  purposes of  examining  the  nature  and  scope  of  poverty  in  Nelson  and beginning  to  reduce  the  impacts of  poverty, where  possible. Two  years  were  spent learning  from and  building  relationships  with people  from  all  sectors  of  our  community  as  well  as other  poverty reduction  groups across  our  region,  province,  and  country.  We  have  reviewed and  analyzed relevantliterature  and  statistics  to  gain a better understanding  of  the  issue and  in  particular  how poverty  manifests in  Nelson.  We  have  reached out in to the community  to  learn  from  and  engage residents  and  organizations  in  this  work.  And  from  there,  we  have  developed  a Poverty  Reduction Framework which led to a set of priorities, strategies, and activities to be undertaken moving forward. This Poverty  Reduction  Strategy document  is  intended  to  move Nelson  at  its  Best along a continuum from a ‘project’ toward functioning as a ‘community initiative’ to end poverty in Nelson.

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Vibrant Communities supports cities and local leaders to develop and implement large-scale change initiatives through four learning networks: Ending Poverty, Deepening Community, Building Youth Futures and Climate Transitions. Our belief is that when we are effective in strengthening community capacity to engage citizens, lead collaboratively, deepen community and reduce poverty, our work contributes to the building of peace and more equitable society.