Category: ESPC Announcements

The Edmonton Social Planning Council is an organization committed to the development of social policies that will benefit the entire community. We recognize that many individuals and groups in our community also work tirelessly to advocate for programs that parallel the social vision of the Edmonton Social Planning Council. From time to time, the ESPC will provide an award of merit to an individual or group whom we believe has provided a long-term record of dedication and achievement in the pursuit of social policies of benefit to Edmontonians.

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The Edmonton Poverty Elimination Initiative is a city-wide effort involving individuals an organizations from a broad range of sectors that share a vision of ending poverty in Edmonton. Led by a Steering Committee, they drafted, “Unleashing our Potential: Eliminating Poverty in Edmonton” in June 2012, a preliminary framework that laid out the Initiative’s foundational approach and intended as a tool for engaging Edmontonians in a poverty dialogue. This document proposed to shift the poverty dialogue and action beyond charity and the alleviation of poverty through an approach based on resilience, investment and engagement.

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Fall 2013

This edition of the fACTivist discusses the impact winter weather has on persons with low income. Topics covered include public transit, shelter availability, and access to food.

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The Edmonton Social Planning Council, Public Interest Alberta, and the Alberta College of Social Workers present Alberta’s 2013 child poverty report card, which shows that despite an improving economy, in 2011 there were 84,000 children in Alberta (29,800 of whom were under the age of 6) living below the low-income measure (LIM After Tax).

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November 19th, 2013

Topic: Preventing Gender Violence in Edmonton

Speaker: Melanie Lintott, Coordinator, University of Alberta Student Union's Gender Based Violence Prevention Project

Description: Our guest speaker will describe the Gender Based Violence Prevention Project at the University of Alberta. In her presentation, she will talk about what led to the formation of this project, its approach towards preventing gender violence, and the awareness, education, and policy programming that the program delivers.

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In September, the Edmonton Social Planning Council spoke to marginalized groups and social service sector employees in Edmonton to learn more about their experiences with poverty and what they would like to see in the Government of Alberta’s forthcoming Children’s Charter. This charter will guide the development of social policy that improves the quality of life of children in Alberta. Below you will find links to summaries of our discussions with these individuals.

• Boyle Street Community Services
• Focus Group Summary Notes: Canadian Mental Health Association
• Focus Group Summary Notes: Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation
• Focus Group Summary Notes: Friends of Stanley Milner Library

For more information about the Government of Alberta’s Children’s Charter, please visit http://childcharter.alberta.ca/Frequently_Asked_Questions_0