Économie communautaire de Francheville (ÉCOF) began as a community economic development corporation working in four of Trois Riviéres working class neighbourhoods. Their work led to, “La Démarche de revitalisation des premiers quartiers (First Neighbourhoods Revitalization Process) working in 11 neighbourhoods, using two strategies: stimulating and facilitating citizen participation and leadership and mobilizing community players across sectors to initiate action based on the needs identified by neighbourhood residents. La Démarche works to improve housing conditions, increase work incomes, to develop a learning culture, a stronger social economy and joint responsibility for responding to the needs expressed by residents of the priority neighbourhoods.
For more information on Économie communautaire de Francheville (ÉCOF), visit their website here.
Quebec: Looking Back to Go Forward
Quebec led the country by passing a law against poverty and social exclusion in 2002 and was the first to introduce a provincial poverty reduction strategy in 2004. Now the Caledon Institute for Social Policy has reviewed Quebec’s progress in a new report: Poverty Reduction in Québec:The First Five Years. The Caledon report notes that Quebec used a series of linked actions in diverse fields, a long-term time frame, and an associated research and monitoring capacity to move the needle on poverty in the province.
Quebec’s next five year plan to further reduce poverty was recently featured in a Tamarack audio seminar. Read a summary or listen to a recording of the call in English or in French by visiting the seminar webpage.
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