New Report on Eliminating Poverty in Guelph-Wellington

The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination is a community initiative composed of concerned and affected residents, organizations, business, all levels of government and the research community working together to move poverty issues forward.

The task force was formed out the February 12, 2009  Poverty Symposium, hosted by the United Way Social Planning Department. In May 2009, the group began to meet to develop a cohesive poverty elimination strategy based on the examples of other Ontario cities. The Research Shop assisted the task force with research that helped to identify key content areas to be addressed in the Guelph-Wellington strategy.

On March 2, 2010, the task force released its Community Plan, which sets out a blueprint for moving forward on poverty reduction issues in Guelph-Wellington. This action-oriented document includes a vision, guiding principles, an organizational structure and some clear goals, targets, timelines and proposed activities for 2010.

For more information about the Guelph-Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, or to download the report, visit www.gwpoverty.ca/