Anti-Poverty Initiatives in Canada

The SJF will support anti-poverty initiatives in Canada that:

• promote social justice through actions aimed at social, human and economic development;
• include PSAC membership involvement at the community level; and/or
• raise awareness of the root causes of poverty and social injustice.

"In the midst of wealth, almost 5 million Canadians live in poverty. Poverty is increasing for youth, workers, young families and immigrant and visible minority groups. Poverty among Aboriginal groups remains appallingly high both on and off reserve. In fact, if the statistics for Canadian Aboriginal people were viewed separately from those of the rest of the country, Canada's Aboriginal people would slip to 78th on the UN Human Development Index - the ranking currently held by Kazakhstan."

Dennis Howlett, Executive Director, National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO)

Project Reports

Total Projects: 3

• Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Regional Social Justice Forum
  
  Social forum aims to develop alternative proposals for sustainable and equitable development in the region.

• The National Anti-Poverty Organization congratulates the SJF for its anti-poverty initiatives in Canada
  
  

• The Social Justice Fund helps fight poverty in Canada
  
  The SJF has approved 35 anti-poverty initiatives from every region of the country.