FREDERICTON (GNB) – The Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation released today a progress report on Overcoming Poverty Together: The New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan 2014-2019. The report documents actions and initiatives that are part of the provincial plan.
The report includes information on poverty in New Brunswick for the years 2009 to 2015, and comparable data for Atlantic Canada and Canada, based upon the three most-utilized poverty measures. A section of the report presents stories that take place in the province and which have an impact on community inclusion networks, community organizations, individuals, businesses and government. A third section provides a status of the plan’s 28 priority actions.
“The New Brunswick model for poverty reduction is showing positive results based on impressive numbers,” said Nick Ganong, chair of the corporations’ board of directors. “A large number of goals originally established in the first Overcoming Poverty Together Plan have been achieved or surpassed. Some challenges remain but we believe that collectively, we can work towards ensuring greater inclusion of all New Brunswickers.”
Highlights of the report include:
The non-partisan plan builds upon the collaboration of governments, business and non-profit sectors as well as people who live or have lived in poverty, and works to provide all residents with the necessary resources to meet their basic needs and to live with dignity, security and good health.
“The spirit of Overcoming Poverty Together is aspirational; economic and social inclusion are now taken into consideration at various decision-making levels,” said Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister John Ames, who is also minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation. “Every sector is finding ways to contribute to the success of this well-recognized initiative that has inspired several other plans and strategies.”
The progress report is available online.
The Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation is a Crown corporation that co-ordinates and supports implementation of the Overcoming Poverty Together plan. The corporation’s board of directors is composed of members representing residents with lived experience, non-profit groups, businesses and government.
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