Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition Annual Community Forum

Join the Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition (SPRC) for a half-day forum highlighting the ways in which Surrey’s social services sector is addressing generational poverty through speakers, panels, and dialogue.

The SPRC Community Forum is an annual gathering for Surrey’s social services organizations and community members to connect, learn, and inspire. This year, the forum’s theme is Pathways Out of Generational Poverty.

Generational poverty refers to when poverty conditions are inherited. This leads to difficulty for future generations within a family or household from breaking cycles of poverty. This year’s forum theme is specific pathways in Surrey that can and/or has helped people break cycles of generational poverty.

NOTE: This is a scent free event. Please avoid or limit the use of body fragrances and other scented products.

Tentative Agenda (Subject to change; final agenda to be shared closer to date)

9:00am - Doors open, soft start, networking and coffee

9:30am - Formal start, welcome, territorial acknowledgement and introductions

10:00am - Icebreaker

10:15am - Local program highlight including question and answer period

11:00am - Stretch break

11:15am - Panel and discussion: Education as a Pathway Out of Generational Poverty

12:15pm - Lunch

1:00pm - Panel and discussion: Income as a Pathway Out of Generational Poverty

2:00pm - Final reflections, closing remarks and open networking

2:30pm - Open networking, soft end

About the Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition

The SPRC is a multi-sectoral, non-partisan coalition of representatives from a range of local organizations and government agencies. Over the past decade, dozens of local organizations and people have worked in partnership with, or in support of, the SPRC to undertake research, advocate on key priorities, host community events, and conduct pilot projects.

Currently, the SPRC is guided by Coming Together: A Collaborative Approach to Ending Poverty in Surrey, a strategic plan envisioning how the SPRC works together, and how it works in the community. Learn more about the SPRC at https://www.surreyprc.ca/.

Location Details:

The event will be taking place at the Resource and Education Centre (REC) located at 14123 92 Ave. Surrey, B.C. V3V 0C7 in Room 304.

Host or Publisher Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition