Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks wrote a letter to Honourable Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to address the work being done to lift those living in poverty through important systems-level change.
This includes increasing income assistance rates and disability benefits, affordable housing (specifically supportive and social housing) affordable childcare, living wages, affordable education, and reducing marginalization.
Read our letter to Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
If you would like to contact Shane Simpson about this issue, you can reach his office at 250-356-7750 and sd.minister@gov.bc.ca.
