The materials in this section are ones that we thought took
a fresh approach to community-based poverty reduction. They
don’t all approach “community” the same
way, but their solutions are original and inspiring.
Building Assets for Low Income
Families (Canada)
The Learn
$ave program helps low-income Canadians build their savings
by matching every dollar they save on their own, effectively
doubling their nest egg. Funded by Human
Resources Development Canada and working in ten Canadian
communities, this is the largest project of its kind in the
world.
Youth
Build USAThis project
links youth who are unemployed with training and employment
in the construction skills while building affordable housing
for other low-income families. It is a small idea that has
gone big in the U.S.A and is now being replicated in other
communities in Canada.
The
Cooperative-Auto Network (Vancouver, Canada)
Sometimes reducing someone’s poverty simply means making
it easier for him or her to do day-to-day things with out
a great deal of expense. The Cooperative-Auto
Network in Vancouver provides people with affordable
access to a car when they need it and a share and piece of
ownership of the co-op. There are 600 members and 35 cars
in the Vancouver co-op – and a number of these innovative
co-ops across Canada.
Have we missed something? Know a great resource
we should include here? Email us at tamarack@tamarackcommunity.ca.
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