Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force
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GRE0358
Last Modified:
11 Sep 2022
Last Full Update:
11 Sep 2022
Description
| Description (Service) | COVID-19 Response The Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force has a new Election Education Resource Page visit Poverty, Voting and Elections. https://povertytaskforce.com/poverty-voting-and-elections/ Regular Service: Made up of over 52 organizations that meet on a monthly basis. Currently meets virtually. The Poverty Task Force facilitates community partnerships to advocate for poverty reduction and elimination. Made up of six Action Groups focused on Housing, Income and Employment Security, Food Security, Health Equity, Bridges (Out of Poverty) and Transportation. All meetings are open to organizations and the public. Community Voices is an advisory/action group of the Poverty Task Force made up of people with lived experience/grounded expertise. This is a closed membership group. The Housing Community of Practice focuses on front-line immediate needs and meets weekly. The Housing Action Group focuses on collaborative projects such as RentSafe Owen Sound Collaboration, Home Takeover Project and the Homelessness Enumeration. The Food Security Action Group meets bi-weekly with community food organizations focused on emergency response and advocacy. The Income and Employment Security Action Group meets monthly with organizations focused on reducing precarious work, living wage and basic income advocacy, and support to free income tax clinics to increase income to low income households. The Health Equity Action Group meets monthly focuses on health equity tools and training for health sector in Grey Bruce. |
Service Details
| Hours | 12 annual hours |
| Dates | The Poverty Task Force as a whole meets monthly. Currently all meetings are on the 3rd Fri of the month virtually. Housing group meets weekly on Thu Food Security Action Group meets bi-weekly Income and Employment Security Action Group meets monthly Other Action Groups are meeting Ad Hoc or on project-specific basis. |
| Areas Served | Bruce County ; Grey County |
| Eligibility | No restrictions |
| Application | Call or email for information. |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None |
Address and Location
| Located In Community | Owen Sound |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | 9th St E and 4th Ave E |
| Physical Access | Not Accessible - Call ahead for assistance |
Contact Information
| Office Phone | United Way of Bruce Grey office: 519-376-1560 |
| povertytaskforce@unitedwaybg.com | |
| Website | https://povertytaskforce.com |
| Social Media |  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BruceGreyPovertyTaskForce Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucegreypovertytaskforce X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bgtaskforce |
| Primary Contact | Jill Umbach, Planning Network Coordinator, Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force/United Way of Bruce Grey; Phone: 519-377-9406 * 519-376-1560; Fax: 519-376-5458; Email: povertytaskforce@unitedwaybg.com |