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Week Meeting: Poverty Reduction

week meeting: She sees the one-year position as a privilege and a responsibility she takes seriously, according to CBC. We're going to be a bit of a sounding board to Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves Duclos, said Murphy, who is in Ottawa this week meeting with fellow committee members leaders, academic experts and practitioners working in the field of poverty reduction, and individuals who have experienced poverty first-hand. Brenda Murphy, who lives in Grand Bay-Westfield and works with the Saint John Women's Empowerment Network, was selected from more than 400 nominees to sit on the Advisory Committee on Poverty. I think it's important that a national strategy really does connect with what's happening at the local level and also at the provincial level, too, because that's where the work on the ground is taking place and where we are seeing some success.'- Brenda Murphy, advisory committee member We will be giving some feedback into whether we think the poverty reduction strategy is going in the right direction and also trying to bring our experiences from the local level into that conversation. I think it's important that a national strategy really does connect with what's happening at the local level and also at the provincial level, too, because that's where the work on the ground is taking place and where we are seeing some success. '1057878595612', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container29142323', 'ciid' 'caffeine14313132' ; She hopes to focus the discussion on people she believes are at risk of living in poverty, including the Indigenous community, people with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. Murphy has been involved with a number of anti-poverty programs in the greater Saint John area over the years and says she feels committed to sharing that information. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.