Ontario Campaign 2000 Launches New Project with Partner Organizations

Ontario Campaign 2000 – Toronto, 23 Jul 08

Ending Poverty Project: Building Capacity and Organizing for Change

The Ending Poverty Project has been initiated by Ontario Campaign 2000 and the Income Security Advocacy Centre to work with low-income people in 10 communities to share ideas for what’s needed to end poverty in Ontario. We want to build political and public support for a broad, far-reaching poverty reduction strategy that benefits all people living in poverty.The two-year project, which began in January 2008, involves community partners in Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Owen Sound and Windsor. In Toronto, the project involves youth, people with disabilities, women , racialized communities and urban Aboriginal people.

For more information please contact: Jacquie Maund, 416-595-9230×241

Funding provided by the George C. Metcalf Charitable Foundation.

Ending Poverty Workshop

ISAC and Ontario Campaign 2000 have developed a hands-on, interactive workshop that can be used to engage communities in discussions about Ontario’s poverty reduction strategy and what they can do to lobby the government and build public support for reducing poverty.

Use the facilitator’s guide to deliver the workshop in your community or adapt the activities and tools for your community organizing. All materials can be freely used and adapted, with credit to the Income Security Advocacy Centre and Ontario Campaign 2000.

Funding provided by the George C. Metcalf Charitable Foundation and Legal Aid Ontario

For more detail go to:

http://incomesecurity.org/campaigns/EndingPovertyWorkshopGuide.html

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Contact: Jacquie Maund – jacquiema@familyservicetoronto.org – tel: 416-595-9230, ext. 241

Related site: More details on ISAC website