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It is acknowledged that poverty is a key hurdle in achieving a desired state in which all Winnipeggers benefit from growth and change. The City will help reduce poverty through a number of supportive actions within its mandate. These include Aboriginal Youth Strategy Initiatives, a Newcomer Welcome Package, a Community Indicator System with an initial focus on poverty and income security, a targeted approach to service delivery through Neighbourhood Integrated Service Teams, and a City of Winnipeg Recreation Fee Assistance Program.
Winnipeg is entering a new era, characterized by significant growth and change. The City of Winnipeg will act within its mandate to make sure all Winnipeggers can benefit from this growth and change.
We need to direct our efforts towards ensuring that our aging population, growing Aboriginal population, and newcomers from other countries benefit from our city’s growth and change. The City, in partnership with or as an advocate to, other levels of government or other organizations can play an important and active role in providing adequate resources, facilities and supports to Winnipeggers who live in poverty.
We do not want any Winnipeggers left behind, and recognize that our success as a city needs to be one built on inclusion and caring.
This key path is based on what we’ve heard about Communities
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