SUBURBSTALK: "Does poverty exist in Peel Region?"

On February 16, 2012,Adaoma Patterson gave a presentation on the question of whether poverty exists in Peel Region as part of our ongoing lecture series, SUBURBSTALKS.

Click here to listen to a stream of Adaoma's talk.

Click here to view Adaoma's presentation.

Adaoma C. Patternson currently works for the Region of Peel, Human Services Department, and is leading the development and implementation of the first regional poverty reduction strategy. The three-year multi-stakeholder strategy will focus on four areas: affordable transit, food insecurity, income insecurity and economic opportunities. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Jamaican Canadian Association, a 2010 DiverseCity Fellow and a member of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance's Steering Committee.

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