Hamilton roundtable for poverty reduction

At a community celebration event, some 450 people – including City managers, the Mayor, business leaders, and provincial and federal government representatives – hear about the idea from some of the youth involved, then are asked to pull out their phones and BlackBerries, and to do the same thing. [...] In 2002, the City hired the Caledon Institute of Social Policy to develop a Social Vision to complement the economic vision. [...] HRPR sponsors include the Charles Johnson Charitable Fund, Pictorvision, Arcelor Mittal Dofasco, Turkstra Lumber, The Hamilton Spectator, the Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada and the Ministry of Health Promotion, Government of Ontario. [...] Significant in-kind support has been provided by a number of community partners including the Hamilton Community Foundation, the City of Hamilton, the Social Planning and Research Council, and Wesley Urban Ministries. [...] In order to translate its vision into action, all six City General Managers are contacted on a regular basis by HRPR staff to update progress and to link the activities of the City with the work of the Roundtable.