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Take Action Against Poverty!
Post date: Dec 1, 2009
Campaign 2000 and its partners released our annual Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Nov. 24, 2009 in cities across Canada, including the annual national Report Card in Ottawa, and 7 provincial Report Cards in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Halifax and Saint John. This special release, marked 20 YEARS since the all-party resolution in the House of Commons to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
Today, 1 in 10 children still lives in poverty. You can help us hold our leaders accountable! Join us in letting our elected representatives know that it’s time to take action. Follow the link here to the Make Poverty History website and send a message to your MP and the Prime Minister Harper.
IT’S TIME TO END CHILD AND FAMILY POVERTY
Over the past 20 years, we’ve made progress and our movement is achieving results. There is growing momentum with seven provincial governments now developing or implementing poverty reduction plans for their provinces.
We need federal leadership. We need poverty reduction strategies for Canada! It’s time to act on the promise to our children.
You can download a copy of all our report cards from the Campaign 2000 website
Get involved with FST, Campaign 2000 and our partners:
- You may choose to get involved in the work of Campaign 2000 or that of our partners across the country.
- Make a personal donation to Campaign 2000.
- To obtain further information, contact us.
