| More than 1.2 million Canadian children live in poverty.
Have you seen poverty—the flesh and blood of it—in your community? Not just the TV images of the girl who ran away from home and got lost on the street, or the boy who left home at 15 and is now a professional panhandler.
The shame of hungry children in Canada is something we may wish to avoid seeing. The stigma of a single mother with her children waiting in line at the food bank may make us uncomfortable. The appalling conditions in which some Canadians live—poor housing, lack of nutritious food—are a challenge to our own enjoyment of this bountiful country.
Source: “Living Below the Line: Canadian Children in Poverty” (2007)
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The Canadian Programs division hopes to inspire positive changes throughout Canada by partnering with churches, educational institutions and other non-profit organizations.
The Child Well-Being model is the foundation for our work here at home, in at-risk communities. This model shows the three basic elements that all children need to thrive: Health, Safety and Education.
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A program in which World Vision partners with organizations addressing child poverty in Canada.
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