Our New Website Goes Live!
Plus: Important dates & announcements
Survival-Related Crimes Initiative |
The Elizabeth Fry Society recently released a surprising finding: on any given day, two to three women are incarcerated in the Calgary Remand Centre for failure to pay their fines. |
| Refuting Myths – The Truth About Poverty |
The Poverty Reduction Coalition recently unveiled our premiere Myths brochure, the first piece in a new and exciting series of informational tools. The Truth About Poverty is only available in hard copy and can be accessed by clicking here or calling 410-2573. |
Upcoming Municipal Election: |
As the municipal election approaches, some of you may be holding or attending forums for the candidates running for mayor. We encourage you to include these questions in your conversations with the candidates. |
Three Notable Publications |
The Poverty Reduction Coalition has compiled three notable publications related to Poverty in Calgary. |
We are pleased to announce that the new Poverty Reduction Coalition website is finally live! The Coalition’s past and current publications and submissions can now be found at www.reducepoverty.ca, as well as a wealth of additional information and links to other external resources related to our four priority areas. This website has been some time in coming, but with the help of Ross Andersen of Little Orange Dots, the new site is easily navigated and expandable to accommodate the addition of new resources as the Poverty Reduction Coalition grows. Please take a few moments to look around – we’re quite proud.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is October 17th.
The Poverty Reduction Coalition is hosting a media conference to publicly release our newest report, Surviving Not Thriving: The untold story of struggling Calgarians. Join us as we share our findings and recommendations. For further information about this upcoming event please click here or visit our website at www.reducepoverty.ca.
National Housing Day is November 22nd.
The Calgary Homeless Foundation, City of Calgary and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) are hosting Calgary’s 3rd annual National Housing Day Breakfast, Constructing the Future, from 7:30am – 9:00am at the Round-Up Centre. To book your seat, call Nicole at 262-2921 x229.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recently, the Poverty Reduction Coalition Co-Chairs Jim Dinning and Nancy Laird along with Director Chris MacFarlane met with the Minister of Seniors and Community Supports, Greg Melchin regarding Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) reforms. They also had an opportunity to meet with the Associate Minister of Affordable Housing and Urban Development, Yvonne Fritz, to discuss provincial reforms to affordable housing. Both Ministers were supportive of the positions proposed by the Poverty Reduction Coalition and the possibility of joint projects in the future.