The City of Burnaby says more than 33,000 residents have very low incomes and are struggling to cover everyday expenses, including housing, food, transportation and child care.
Now it’s starting to build a poverty reduction strategy, and it wants public feedback on what should be included.
The city particularly wants to hear from people with lived and living experience of poverty.
The project is intended to get a better understanding of “how poverty is defined and contextualized in Burnaby,” to identify existing programs and services that reduce poverty locally, and to highlight areas that are not currently served in the community, according to the project website.
Residents can share their ideas and challenges through an online survey until Oct. 25.
For assistance with language or computers, survey takers can contact:
- Burnaby Neighbourhood House at 604-431-0400 or [email protected]
- Burnaby Family Life at 604-659-2200 or [email protected]
The city received a $25,000 grant from the Union of BC Municipalities to develop the strategy and selected Burnaby Neighbourhood House and Burnaby Family Life as co-leads.
Questions and concerns about the project can be directed to [email protected].
