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Tamarack is sharing this collection of resources, how-to manuals,
and neat stories of community engagement and poverty reduction
in the hopes of inspiring others to build on these ideas and
make positive changes in their communities.
Poverty is a pressing issue in today’s
world. We think that it’s important to actually get
people out of poverty, not just improve their immediate circumstances
with short-term solutions. Engaging the community in poverty
reduction is the long-term solution which can truly improve
the standard of living for people living in poverty. It’s
possible to engage the community and reduce poverty at the
same time—in fact, it may be impossible to do them separately.
We suggest you take a look at the two introductory
sources below before you dive into the larger collection.
When you’re ready, simply click on the more in-depth
sections listed on the left. Enjoy exploring these resources,
and if you know of something that we could include here in
future revisions, please let us know by writing Louise at
tamarack@tamarackcommunity.ca.
Opportunities
2000: A Project Summary This community-based
project aimed to take 2000 families out of poverty by the
year 2000 in Waterloo Region. This project summary describes
the goals, methods and values of OP2000’s second phase,
and briefly outlines its strategic initiatives, aimed at youth,
seniors, and the working poor. Paul, Louise, and Mark all
worked at OP2000, and the award-winning project is a great
example of a collaborative effort by nonprofits, government,
business, and people living in poverty to build community
and reduce poverty.
Poverty
USA Maintained by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development,
Poverty
USA features a whole lot of interesting resources. Press
releases, an education
centre, and a neat animated
tour make this a really good starting place for basic
information on poverty. You can even take a quiz
to test your knowledge about poverty.
Community Engagement: people
working collaboratively, through inspired action and learning,
to create and realize bold visions for their common future.
Poverty: From the Canadian
International Development Agency: “…the lack of
human, physical, and financial capital needed to sustain livelihoods,
and inequities in access to, and control of, and benefits
from political, social, or economic resources.”
Poverty Reduction: The process
of not only relieving, but actually reducing, the depth of
people’s poverty by ensuring access to political, social
or economic resources by building and engaging community.
Poverty Reduction attacks the root causes of poverty, not
just the symptoms.
Have we missed something? Know a great resource
we should include here? Send Louise your suggestions at tamarack@tamarackcommunity.ca.
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