 Maxine Morrison introduced our speaker Karen Young of the United Way, who welcomed four of our Hubs community partners and facilitated a panel titled "The Power of Collaboration". Together, these partners shared stories of the many communities and families we are supporting through our partnership. The Community Hubs initiative is a partnership between United Way of Calgary and Area, The City of Calgary, and Rotary Club of Calgary, in support of two of the Enough for All Strategy's four goals.
Poverty is a barrier to opportunity and negatively affects well-being, health, and overall quality of life. Each month, many Calgarians have to make tough choices like whether to pay the rent or buy groceries. |
 Maxine Morrison introduces speaker Karen Young | The Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative (CPRI) was created by The City of Calgary and United Way of Calgary and Area to develop a community-driven poverty reduction strategy. The result was the Enough for All strategy that was unanimously approved by City Council and United Way’s Board of Directors in 2013. Enough for All is a collaborative community effort involving diverse stakeholders coming together to address the root causes of poverty in Calgary. The four goals of the strategy are:
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As of January 1, 2015, Vibrant Communities Calgary officially began guiding the implementation of Enough for All, acting as the backbone organization to guide the vision and strategy, build public awareness, support aligned activities, advance policy, mobilize funding, and develop and report on shared measures. United Way and The City of Calgary are each providing $500,000 annually for four years, ending in December 2018. In December 2016, the Rotary Club of Calgary approved the initiative as a multi-year Signature Legacy Project, which will see a $2M investment over five years.
At the conclusion of the panel, Club President Bill Avery thanked our speaker.