Ckl & Haliburton County Roundtable for Ending Poverty

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Ckl & Haliburton County Roundtable for Ending Poverty

Ckl & Haliburton County Roundtable for Ending PovertyCkl & Haliburton County Roundtable for Ending PovertyCkl & Haliburton County Roundtable for Ending Poverty
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Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County are on the territory of the 

Michi Saagiig Anishnaabe who have cared for these lands since time immemorial and are covered by Treaty 20 and the Williams Treaty.

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

Workforce Development Board 

City of Kawartha Lakes United Way

Lindsay Salvation Army

Fenelon Falls Salvation Army

SIRCH

Community Planning Table for Children & Youth in Haliburton County & City of Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Lakes Food Source

Community Care Health & Care Network

Big Brothers Big Sisters KLH

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

13.1 %  

of the population is low-income


16.5 %  

of children (age 0-17) live in low-income households 


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 community housing waitlist a wait list for a 1 bedroom

Median Employment income 

Ontario is $37,440

 Kawartha Lakes $32,880

Here are some numbers from Statistics Canada for Kawartha Lakes

.Statistics Canada reveals the numbers for Kawartha Lakes /Haliburton County

expected updates will be July 2022

 17.2 %

of the population is low-income

   

18.5 % 

of children (age 0-17) live in low-income households


  49.5 %

of people who rent, spend more than 30% of their income on shelter costs.



People currently wait 3 -5 years for subsidized housing


In the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Region:   

13.5 % of households are food insecure.


It costs $ 884 to feed a family of four for one month 

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