Poverty Reduction
The Poverty Reduction pillar includes work being done in Dufferin County in the areas of:
- Advocating and Informing
Establishment of a Dufferin County Poverty Reduction Task Force (DCPRTF) addressing poverty through the following mechanisms:
Campaigns: No Money for Food is Cent$Less
Events: Community Poverty Reduction Summit Report
Research: Reducing Poverty in Dufferin County: A Proposed Strategic Framework - Minimizing Existing Service Barriers
- Innovating New Solutions
Opportunity for All
Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Canada is a prosperous country, yet in 2015 roughly one in eight Canadians lived in poverty. The vision of Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy is a Canada without poverty, because we all suffer when our fellow citizens are left behind. We are all in this together, from governments, to community organizations, to the private sector, to all Canadians who are working hard each and every day to provide for themselves and their families.
Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy
Dufferin County 2018 Point-in-Time Homeless Count Report
The Dufferin County 2018 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count included an enumeration of individuals experiencing homelessness living unsheltered, emergency sheltered, temporarily sheltere d (i.e. couch surfing), and in public locations. The count was conducted by volunteers and staff from the homeless – serving system over a two day period, May 14 th and May 15 th 2018 , throughout the County of Dufferin.
This report provides important background information, covers t he count methodology, including challenges and limitations, and shares the overall findings as well as findings from specific sub – populations. It includes a discussion sectio n and some recommendations for next steps. This information is meant to be a snapshot of homelessness in Dufferin County at a specific point – in – time. It should be used to help inform service provision, resource allocation, and target setting toward ending homelessness in our community.
The results of the Count also fulfill provincial and federal reporting requirements, as well as to help create a Dufferin County By – Name List (BNL) which will inform referrals to housing supports and services within the region.
