Our Roundtable
Members
Our History
Our History
Click on the link to go to the website of these incredible organizations
Kawartha North Family Health Team
City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team
A Place Called Home (Emergency Shelter and Homeless Support)
Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation
Haliburton Highlands Health Services
Boys and Girls Club City of Kawart
Click on the link to go to the website of these incredible organizations
Kawartha North Family Health Team
City of Kawartha Lakes Family Health Team
A Place Called Home (Emergency Shelter and Homeless Support)
Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation
Haliburton Highlands Health Services
Boys and Girls Club City of Kawartha Lakes
Point in Time Centre for Children Youth and Parents
Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes
John Howard Society of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton
Community Living Trent Highlands
Ontario Early Years Centre/EarlyON Child and Family Centres
Sir Sanford Fleming College – Community Resources for Employers and Workers (CREW)
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRD Health Unit)
City of Kawartha Lakes
County of Haliburton
YWCA PeterboroughHaliburton
City of Kawartha Lakes United Way
Community Planning Table for Children & Youth in Haliburton County & City of Kawartha Lakes
Our History
Our History
Our History
In 2012, through a joint effort between the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton, a Poverty Reduction Strategy for the community was created.
The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes Poverty Reduction Roundtable, established in the summer of 2016, consists of a group of representatives from different organizations and backgrounds with
In 2012, through a joint effort between the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton, a Poverty Reduction Strategy for the community was created.
The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes Poverty Reduction Roundtable, established in the summer of 2016, consists of a group of representatives from different organizations and backgrounds with an interest in poverty reduction.
The overarching goal of the roundtable is to reduce the prevalence and impact of poverty for all residents of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County through the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plans.
Our Vision
Our History
Our Vision
“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
The Roundtables mission is to
bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change.
To develop, implement and/or advocate for initiatives, programs and services that eliminate poverty in the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton.
The primary objecti
“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
The Roundtables mission is to
bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change.
To develop, implement and/or advocate for initiatives, programs and services that eliminate poverty in the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton.
The primary objective of the Roundtable is the implementation of recommendations from the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plans.
The Roundtable shall also champion initiatives, programs and services that will reduce the prevalence of poverty or reduce the impact of poverty for all residents of the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton, and shall celebrate and share progress with the broader community and beyond.
Poverty By the Numbers
(from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit - 2022 Nutrious food basket)
(from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit - 2022 Nutrious food basket)
(from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit - 2022 Nutrious food basket)
(from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit - 2022 Nutrious food basket)
51.7 % of people who rent spend more than 30% of their income on shelter costs.
To be able to afford an apartment that is $1125 a month an individual needs to make $43,200 annually.
1193 people on the community housing waitlist.
Median Employment income
Ontario is $37,440
Kawartha Lakes $32,880
(from the Kawartha Lakes Community Safety and Well-Being Plan 2022-2025)