AGENDA

8:30 – 8:45 am	Registration
8:45 - 9:00	Welcome
9 :00 – 12 :00	"I'm Still Hungry" Marie Brisson, Bilingual Health Promotion Consultant, Best Start Resource Centre, Health Nexus This interactive workshop is based on the Best Start Resource Centre resource exploring the issues of families living in poverty in Ontario. Participants received an overview of the resource and then through interactive discussion and exercise collectively explored services providers’ practices, the potential positive and negative impact of these practices on families living in poverty, and what we as professionals can do individually and collectively to make a difference.
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch
1 :00 -  4 :00	Communities’ role in reducing and preventing poverty The presentations will use the community examples for collaborative poverty reduction strategy to illustrate the vital role that communities can play in reducing and preventing poverty. Highlighting both successes and lessons learned in the areas of advocacy, awareness, and community engagement, the presentations will conclude with strategies for taking action on poverty at a local level. * Further details on the afternoon presentations will be provided soon.
4:00 pm	Closing

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DISPLAY SPACE:
There will be space available for programs to bring material that is relevant (research, programs and services, policies) and relates to the issue of working with families and young children (0-6) living in poverty.

Participants are invited to bring relevant resources and information to the workshop TO SHARE.

For inquiries about registration contact:
Magali Bouhours : m.bouhours@healthnexus.ca or 1-800-397-9567 ext. 2336; or 416-408-2249 ext. 2336

For inquiries about workshop content contact:
Marie Brisson: m.brisson@healthnexus.ca or 1-800-397-9567 ext. 2255