Voices Against Poverty launches new website

by Pathway to Potential • Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 at 1:49 pm • Posted in Community>Events>Local

August 16, 2011 – 1:45 pm

Since its formation in 2009, Voices Against Poverty has worked to create awareness of the experiences of individuals in low-income.  The group works in collaboration with Pathway to Potential and other provincial advocacy groups to develop initiatives that will bring people out of poverty and engage the community in their efforts to reduce poverty.

Today, Voices Against Poverty launched its Remember the Day pre-election campaign and website. The goal of the campaign is to make poverty an issue in the provincial election. The campaign will use the personal experiences of individuals who have experienced poverty, expressed through audio interviews, and video shorts in order to break down myths and uncover the realities of living in poverty. Each Tuesday (until the election), new material will be posted on the website.

Organziers hope that “through the launch of the Remember the Day campaign we will generate increased support of our efforts to reduce poverty in Windsor Essex County.”

About Pathway to Potential

Pathway to Potential (P2P) is a community-based collaborative strategy for reducing poverty and ensuring social and economic well-being for the residents of Windsor and Essex County. Poverty reduction is a critical first step toward creating a strong, healthy, and vibrant community. Because poverty affects the entire community, we see poverty reduction as a shared responsibility and believe there is a place for everyone within this strategy. This network includes a multi-sector roundtable and the following eight working groups: Affordable Housing Affordable Transportation Early Learning and Childcare Education and Employment Health Income Support Public Awareness and Advocacy and Voices Against Poverty Pathway to Potential received $2.1 million in funding from the City of Windsor and the County of Essex. A large portion of these funds were used to support numerous local agencies in the delivery of programs to meet the needs of children and families living on a low-income. For more information on Pathway to Potential please visit www.pathwaytopotential.ca

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