Roundtable sees progress on poverty reduction

Hamilton’s Roundtable for Poverty Reduction says progress is being made in reducing poverty in the community with the city’s poverty rate falling to 18.1 per cent in 2006 compared to 20 per cent in 2001.

Mark Chamberlain, the chair of the Roundtable, says more than 47,000 people in Hamilton have seen an “improved way of life” from investments made by government, community partners and other organizations.

The roundtable hosted a conference at LIUNA Station today to discuss progress in diminishing local poverty. 

The roundtable is dedicated to making Hamilton the best place to raise a child, and emphasizes the root causes of poverty.