Project Overview
CitySpaces was engaged by the City and Township of Langley to develop a Poverty Reduction Strategy grounded in a Collective Impact approach. This model brought together diverse sectors and community partners in a shared effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate poverty in Langley. A key element of this approach was the establishment of the Poverty Reduction Task Force, whose members played a central role in shaping the Strategy.
Langley’s Poverty Reduction Strategy is aligned with the four guiding principles of TogetherBC, British Columbia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: affordability, opportunity, reconciliation, and social inclusion.
Key Highlights
The Living Well in Langley: Poverty Reduction Strategy identifies eight game changer strategies to guide the implementation of over 30 actions and 21 advocacy opportunities between 2022 and 2027. The strategy development process involved significant engagement; a total of 859–people and 31–organizations were engaged during the project, including 283–people with lived expertise of poverty. Through the engagement and research phases of the project, key themes began to emerge, which form the emphasis of the eight game-changers:
- community services;
- food security;
- health & wellness;
- housing;
- income, jobs, and financial empowerment;
- justice;
- learning, education + training; and
- transportation & mobility.
Areas of Expertise
Social Policy & Planning
Facilitation + Engagement
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