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| Canmore Poverty Discussion held on May 14, 2012 Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
| Edmonton City Committee supports poverty reduction Monday, 07 May 2012 |
| Canmore: Discovering the hidden poverty Friday, 04 May 2012 |
Our goal is to get as many municipalities and organizations to join the call for a Poverty Reduction Strategy - click here.
Poverty reduction strategy report
Alberta is one of three provinces without a poverty reduction strategy.
This report explains why we need a strategy and analyzes how effective government has been so far.
Number of children under the age of 18 living in low-income households in Alberta (2008)
Number of Albertans who received emergency food assistance from a Food Bank in Alberta (2010)
Percentage of children of the 60K who received emergency food assistance from a Food Bank (2010)
Hourly earnings for 234,200 Albertans (2011).