News - Poverty

The Poverty Challenge is a Hanover School Division student-initiated all-night event that will be taking place from Friday at 7pm through Saturday morning at the K.R. Barkman Park in Steinbach.

The fight to reduce poverty and help people overcome social barriers continues with an invitation for Manitobans to provide feedback on the government’s poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy known as ALL Aboard.

Vita resident, Candace Maxymowich, was among the 50 CEOs and community leaders who spent the night of September 27 at Portage and Main in Winnipeg to raise awareness about homelessness and poverty issues.

Manitoba’s new $112,000 Children’s Opti-care program for low-income families is set to be launched Jan. 1 to help cover the cost of prescription eyeglasses for children.

MP Ken Dryden, former Minister of Social Development and currently the National Outreach Advisor for Poverty &Working Families for the Liberal Party of Canada, will be the guest speaker at the Brass Lantern in Steinbach during a breakfast event hosted by the Provencher Federal Liberal Association on Thursday July 8, 2010 at 9am.

A professor of global health with McMaster University is encouraging developed nations to share resources and expertise with less developed nations to help reduce both poverty and hunger.