In This Together: Ending Poverty In Alberta
Description:
The recent recession was challenging for all Alberta families but especially so for those with low and modest incomes. There was a dramatic spike in child and family poverty in 2009, the most recent year for which data is available.
Alberta also saw its unemployment rate more than double and a dramatic increase in income support caseloads. As a result, demands on human services community organizations are growing, while available resources from both government and the community are shrinking.
Evidence is growing world-wide of the value of comprehensive approaches to poverty reduction. In Canada, seven provincial governments are working on strategies to reduce poverty.
At the federal level, the Senate produced an excellent roadmap for poverty reduction in a December 2009 report called In From the Margins.
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2011
Location:
Alberta, Canada