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Child Benefit Enhancements Making a Difference for Low Income Families

Child Benefit Enhancements Making a Difference for Low Income Families

Prepared by John Kolkman

Research Associate, Edmonton Social Planning Council

ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.G REPORTS/ESPC CHILD BENEFIT ENHANCEMENT 20170930.pdf

October 1, 2017
A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton: Update 2017
The two years since ESPC published A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton have been challenging ones for the city of Edmonton and its residents.

This report updates many of the poverty trends and challenges identified two years within the context of broader social and economic trends in our community. This profile updates the actions the City could take within its jurisdiction to help work towards eliminating poverty and in keeping with the Poverty Roadmap approved by City Council.

This profile update provides data and analysis to answer the following questions:
- What is the overall picture of poverty in Edmonton, and how has it changed in the past two years?
- How does poverty vary across age, gender, and households in the city? What trends are we seeing among different population groups?
- Who is impacted most by poverty? What population groups are at higher risk of experiencing poverty than others? (i.e., Indigenous people, recent immigrant/refugees, low income workers, women children and youth.)
- What are the emerging trends impacting poverty in Edmonton or influencing the work on eliminating poverty?
ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.C RESEARCH UPDATES/CityOfEdmontonPovertyProfileUpdate_2017.pdf
February 9, 2017
2012 ESPC Position Statement Transit Fares

J. TRANSPORTATION/2012 ESPC Position Statement Transit Fares.pdf

October 12, 2016
End Poverty in a Generation: A Road Map to Guide our Journey

In September 2015, the EndPovertyEdmonton Task Force released its Strategy with a bold goal of ending poverty within
a generation. [The] Strategy was robustly tested with thousands of Edmontonians who told us our community is more than ready to join us in the epic work to end poverty in a generation.

KÎYÂNAW: FOR ALL OF US

What defines Edmonton’s approach to ending poverty? We believe that ending poverty is not a business, but a calling. This sacred work speaks directly to our human rights lens and our Treaty roots that are central to the actions in this Road Map. This five year Road Map reflects our best thinking about our first steps and our initial priorities for action. As a community plan, it highlights the direction ahead.

We’re Proud to Contribute

Edmonton Social Planning Council is listed as a potential partner for Action #15, “Actively encourage local employers in all sectors to learn about and implement living wage policies.”

The report lists us as one of their leverage partners, and we’re proud to help them as they “build on strong research and evaluation partnerships … [creating] a robust evaluation and measurement framework.”

C. LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT/C03 EDMONTON/EndPovertyInAGeneration_2016.PDF

May 24, 2016
1977 April Summary of General Plan

Title: Summary of General Plan
Corporate Author: Edmonton Social Planning Council
Subject: Urban issues – community plans, profiles
Publisher: Edmonton Social Planning Council
Place of Publication: Edmonton
Date of Publication: 1977
Language: English
Material Type: Report

ESPC Documents/GOVERNANCE/1977 April Summary of General Plan.pdf

March 5, 2015
Changing the Conversation about Poverty in Edmonton: Edmonton’s Poverty Elimination Steering Committee Summary Report

For over 18 months ESPC has had a representative involved with the Poverty Elimination Steering Committee. On March 3 the Committee reported back to the City of Edmonton Community Services Committee and submitted our final report. The work does not stop here, rather this report will form the foundation for the work that goes forward to the Mayor’s Task Force on Poverty Elimination in Edmonton.

C. LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT/C03 EDMONTON/Changing the Conversation Final Report.PDF

February 12, 2014