Cities Reducing Poverty

This book explores the efforts of collaborative groups in six different Canadian cities as they work to reduce poverty, as part of Vibrant Communities, a cross-Canada effort of many cities to reduce povertyin Canada by creating partnerships that make use of the most important assets-people, organizations, businesses, and governments. The six groups in this group are: a project that seeks to get long-term unemployed jobseekers trained and transported to jobs across the sprawling region...
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This book explores the efforts of collaborative groups in six different Canadian cities as they work to reduce poverty, as part of Vibrant Communities, a cross-Canada effort of many cities to reduce povertyin Canada by creating partnerships that make use of the most important assets-people, organizations, businesses, and governments. The six groups in this group are: a project that seeks to get long-term unemployed jobseekers trained and transported to jobs across the sprawling region of Niagara; a coalition pressing Calgary City Council to pass (and maintain) a subsidized bus pass for people with low incomes; a grassroots network ofcitizens partnership clubs in Montreal working to turn around a forgotten neighbourhood; an unusual collection of local organizations in Surrey working to get homeless day labourers back into the mainstream; a high-levelroundtable of civic leaders in Hamilton mobilizing the community to make it the best place to raise a child; and a business-led group in Saint John that aims to reduce that citys poverty rate by one half. Contributors to this book, edited by Mark Cabaj, are Eric Leviten-Reid, Garry Loewen, Michael Toye, Liz Weaver, Mark Cabaj, and Anne Makhoul."