{"id":47749,"date":"2021-03-21T16:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=47749"},"modified":"2021-03-21T16:48:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:48:50","slug":"powell-river-conducts-a-community-well-being-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/powell-river-conducts-a-community-well-being-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Powell River conducts a community well being survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roy L Hales<\/p>\n

The City of\u00a0Powell River<\/a>,\u00a0qathet Regional District<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Tla\u2019amin Nation<\/a>, along with Lift Community Services and First Credit Union, have begun work on Phase I of the Regional Poverty Reduction Strategy. This includes a\u00a0community well being survey<\/a>, which will be conducted between March 15 and April 15, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Groceries\u00a0<\/a>by Rex Roof via Flickr (CC BY SA, 2.0 License)<\/p><\/div>\n

The online survey is accessible through\u00a0Participate Powell River<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 2019 report concluded that one in four children and youth in Powell River and one in six seniors have experienced poverty.<\/p>\n

The average person receiving disability assistance spends 82% of their income on rent<\/p>\n

Indigenous people and people with disabilities are twice as likely to experience poverty and children in single parent families are three times more likely to experience poverty than those from two parent families.<\/p>\n

The survey is meant to identify challenges and opportunities to reducing poverty in Powell River.<\/p>\n

Regional Social Planner, Kai Okazaki, said, \u00a0\u201cBy engaging multiple agencies and stakeholders, we can make a collective impact to improve the well-being and quality of life in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Links of Interest:<\/h2>\n