Downtown East Redevelopment
This City of Edmonton initiative seeks to revitalize an 18 block area immediately east of the downtown core.  ESPC's role is to ensure that existing residents who call the area home are not displaced and to ensure that a mix of housing (including affordable housing) gets built.
Lead: Research Coordinator

Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
ECOHH is a coalition of community organizations and concerned individuals that informs and advocates on affordable housing and homelessness issues in the Edmonton area.
Lead: Research Coordinator

Homeless Connect Edmonton
Homeless Connect Edmonton is a broad-based community-inspired initiative, providing free appropriate services to people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless, on one day held at the Shaw Conference Centre.
Lead: Research and Communications Assistant

Edmonton Homeless Count Steering Committee
In 2008, the ESPC joined the planning committee for the 8th biennial homeless count in Edmonton. The homeless counts, coordinated by Homeward Trust Edmonton, provide information regarding Edmonton's overall homeless population that organizations, agencies, and governments can use to determine best solutions for aiding the homeless and eventually ending homelessness.
Lead: Research and Communications Assistant

Edmonton Homeless Memorial Planning Committee
The ESPC works with ECOHH, Boyle Street Community Services and it's partners to plan the annual Memorial for Homeless Persons. This event is held to recognize the lives lost due to homelessness in Edmonton.
Lead: Research and Communications Assistant

Alberta Asset Building Collaborative Edmonton Chapter
This multisectoral group meets monthly to discuss and share initiatives and programs pertaining to family economic support and financial literacy.
Lead: Executive Director

Building Blocks for Families
Building Blocks for Families (BBFF) began as a response to the overwhelming depth of poverty amongst the women who are or were sexually exploited.  In many cases, these women have complex circumstances that range from addictions to mental/physical health issues to criminal histories.  Unfortunately these issues can become barriers to satisfying the basic necessities of life. This program looks to provide holistic support to these women.  With the program manager, each woman addresses her personal issues.  As a group, they support each other through their journey.
Lead: Executive Director

Focus Edmonton City Plan
This City of Edmonton initiative is developing a new Municipal Development Plan to guide the City's growth and development over the next several decades.  The Council's involvement is to ensure that the needs and concerns of low and modest income Edmontonians are incorporated into the plan.
Lead: Research Coordinator

Action to End Poverty in Alberta (AEPA) Steering Committee
Established out of work by the Inter-City Forum on Social Policy AEPA was formed to help put conditions in place that lead to the development and implementation of a comprehensive poverty reduction plan for Alberta.  The committee is promoting and raising awareness of the need for a poverty reduction plan and acts as an advisor to the Coordinator of the initiative.
Lead: Executive Director

Joint Stakeholders Committee on Children & Poverty
Multi-stakeholder group that meets to discuss issues around children and poverty, and advises the Alberta Teacher's Association. Meeting are held quarterly.
Lead: Executive Director

Public Interest Alberta (PIA) Living Wage Task Force
This task force lead by Public Interest Alberta is urging governments and the broader public sector to adopt a living wage policy to ensure that employees who work for contracted service providers do not have to live in poverty if they work full-time all year.
Lead: Research Coordinator

Strategic Alliance on Low Income Issues
An advisory group made up of community, voluntary sector, private sector and all orders of government whose role is to make recommendations to the Deputy Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry on low-income issues.
Lead: Executive Director

Urban Core Support Network
A group of inner city agencies who meet monthly to discuss and problem solve around issues facing individuals living in poverty.
Lead: Resource Coordinator

Street Outreach Advisory Committee (SOAC)
SOAC consults with, advises and assists with the monitoring of the Boyle Street Community Services' Street Outreach Team.
Lead: Executive Director