Winnipeg’s 2012 Preliminary Operational Budget lacks a central policy goal or cohesive vision for the future direction of the city of Winnipeg. This report from CCPA-Manitoba examines the details of the budget and finds that rather than offering Winnipeg a clear course of action, it goes madly off in all directions.
Community Led Organizations United Together (CLOUT) is a coalition of nine community-based organizations providing direct service to inner-city children and families. They include: Andrew Street Family Centre, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Community Education Development Association (CEDA), Native Women's Transition Centre, North End Women's Centre, Ndinawemaaganag Endaawad (Ndiniwe) Rossbook House, Wolseley Family Place and Wahbung Abinoonjiiag.
Collectively, CLOUT organizations have been building capacity in the inner-city for many years. Their approach to capacity building is as grassroots as it gets. In the 2010 State of the inner City Report title "We're in it for the long haul" Carole O'brien tells the story of CLOUT.
The CCPA’s bold vision and creative solutions help us imagine better futures for all. Its efforts to build bridges between labour, industry, and civil society and mentor young activists lay the foundation for realizing those provocative futures. I consider my support for the CCPA an investment in a better future for British Columbia.
— Polly Ng, Next Up graduate
