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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.
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