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June 24, 2009
$24 Million for More and Better Affordable Homes in Downtown Winnipeg: Mackintosh, Toews
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June 22, 2009
Vacant Massey Warehouse to Be Converted to Affordable Housing
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June 10, 2009
$2.4-Million Pilot Project to Help Youths Transition from Foster Care to Independent Living
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June 4, 2009
$30-Million Strategy Opening Doors for Manitobans with Disabilities: Mackintosh
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May 28, 2009
$11.2-Million One-Stop Training and Support Strategy to Help Unemployed Workers to Return to Work Faster
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May 27, 2009
Province Funds 19 New Child-Care Sites, 2,850 More Spaces In First Two Years of Family Choices' Five-Year Agenda
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May 21, 2009
Province Launches Homeless Strategy with Focus on Mental-Health Housing
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Introduction
On May 21, Manitoba announced its poverty reduction strategy, ALL Aboard, which formalizes and builds upon poverty reduction efforts underway in the province. The strategy provides a framework and vision to move forward, coordinating and strengthening poverty reduction and social inclusion work across the provincial government. In addition, ALL Aboard is a vehicle to build partnerships with federal and municipal governments, community organizations, businesses, and citizens. Poverty costs us all, and we all need to work together to beat it.
ALL Aboard: Manitoba’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
In Manitoba, we believe that all people deserve a high quality of life and the opportunity to realize their potential. Taking action to reduce poverty is the right thing to do. In this time of economic uncertainty, we have an opportunity to merge our goals of stimulating the economy, supporting the workforce and tackling poverty. Now, more than ever, we need to ensure that people are supported to succeed in life.
Over the past ten years Manitoba has achieved significant success in reducing poverty. Given the current global economic challenges, it makes sense to review this work and reconfirm our commitment to poverty reduction. With ALL Aboard: Manitoba’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, the province can more effectively build on this success and strengthen the programs and initiatives currently in place.
Reducing Poverty Helps All Manitobans Prosper
A 2008 study found that 40 per cent of Manitobans felt they were always one or two paycheques away from being poor. Because poverty prevents people from reaching their full potential, we must collectively work towards reducing the effects and eliminating the causes of poverty. By creating economic conditions for all people to flourish, we ensure a strong future for our province that includes a strong labour market, less crime and better health. To be effective, our poverty reduction strategy must focus on education and training, early childhood development, healthy families and communities, and the labour market. We must ensure our plan supports individuals and Manitoba as a whole, including individuals in urban centres, rural areas, and Northern Manitoba.
ALL Aboard: Manitoba’s Poverty Reduction Strategy is both a strong poverty reduction plan and a strong economic plan. We must work together to accomplish our goal of continuously reducing poverty and increasing social inclusion.
Framework and Vision
ALL Aboard: Manitoba’s Poverty Reduction Strategy envisions a future where people are socially included, connected to their communities, participating in the economy and contributing to our province. Poverty is complex and goes beyond having enough money to live each day. A poverty reduction strategy should create the conditions that allow people to participate fully in society as valued, respected and contributing members. Everyone benefits from a society that helps all individuals prosper. We believe that there are four pillars to reduce poverty and promote prosperity:
- safe, affordable housing in supportive communities
- education, jobs and income support
- strong, healthy families
- accessible, co-ordinated services
The ALL Aboard strategy includes the following strategic elements that will assist in moving forward on poverty reduction:
- A framework and vision for understanding poverty and social inclusion
- Values and guiding principles
- A ministerial committee to provide integrated oversight and champion poverty reduction
- Coordinated management by an interdepartmental working group
- A commitment to annually report to the public on progress
- A measurement strategy to track progress on poverty reduction and social inclusion
- Meaningful engagement through consultation with stakeholders and Manitobans living in poverty
Please click here to read the all aboard report. |
