Vibrant Abbotsford

Vibrant Abbotsford focuses on areas that will contribute to moving people from poverty, including:

• employment and entrepreneurship
• housing
• education and personal development
• financial assets building
• social connections
• health

Concentration on these areas allows Vibrant Abbotsford to frame activities in a coordinated, targeted way, with the ultimate goal of building a more vibrant Abbotsford!

Vibrant Abbotsford collaborates with existing poverty reduction efforts while also developing new approaches, which include activities that:

• shift local attitudes towards poverty and community, including 'us and them' stances
• build local understanding of poverty
• remove policy and other barriers that keep people in poverty
• assist local citizens to build financial, physical, and social assets
• improve Abbotsford's economic base
• enhance connections between people
• help all residents to feel included in Abbotsford life.

As a collaborative group, Vibrant Abbotsford works with a variety of partners, including all levels of government, social and voluntary organizations, faith-based organizations, local businesses, funders, and the people of Abbotsford.