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Faces of the BC PRC
What need does the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (BC PRC) address in the provincial policy landscape? What works about a coalition model? What has the coalition accomplished? Find out from staff and coalition members. →
Featured in the video, in order of appearance:
Rowan Burdge (she/they): Provincial Director, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition
Richard Han (he/him): Board member and Coalition member from Public Health Association of BC
Trish Garner (they/them): Coalition member from BC Federation of Labour & previous BC PRC staff
Michelle Xie (she/her): Coalition member from Climate Justice UBC
Susan Liu Woronko (she/her): Coalition member from Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition is comprised of over 80 organizations and community mobilizations that come together to advocate for public policy solutions to end poverty, homelessness and inequality in B.C.
We aim to improve the health and well-being of all living in British Columbia. The Coalition advocates for a targeted and comprehensive poverty reduction strategy that prioritizes equity-seeking groups, and a whole government, cross-ministry approach to ending poverty. Our work is grounded in the foundation of universal human rights.
Member Spotlights
From healthcare to climate justice, we know that poverty reduction work happens across sectors. Our 80+ member organizations represent different perspectives, services, and areas of expertise, but come together with the same goal: a province without poverty is possible.
The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition Basis of Unity and values statement was developed at a workshop in June 2019 and refined between June to November 2019. The Basis of Unity lays out a powerful vision for how the Coalition accomplishes its work, in solidarity and collaboration with each other as Coalition members, with staff, and all external stakeholders and allies. The following lays out how we strive to show up in all our work, individually as staff and members, collectively as a Coalition, and externally as a united front.
We are grateful for the financial support of the following, and the many individual donors and funders who make the work of the BCPRC possible:
