Poverty Reduction Coalition

News & Events

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In the Community

Cycles and Myths

"'Welfare families' get more and more government handouts all the time."
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Myth 2

"'Welfare families' get more and more government handouts all the time."

Reality

In Calgary, there were 72,577 individuals living in poverty who were not receiving funds from any of the government income support programs.