CBC
A new report on child and family poverty in Manitoba says the province needs to commit to “a bold target” of reducing child poverty rates by 50 per cent within the next three years.
That’s one of the recommendations in a new report released Tuesday by the Manitoba chapter of Campaign 2000 — a national anti-poverty campaign.
“Year after year, it can be very depressing to do this report,” said Kate Kehler, the executive director of the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg, which contributed to the report.
The Campaign 2000 coalition tracks the federal government’s progress on a 1989 promise to end child poverty by the year 2000.
The new report, titled “35 Years In: Manitoba Needs an Anti-Poverty Strategy that Works,” provides an overview on child poverty in the province and makes recommendations for addressing the issue.
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