The Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force Coordinator Jill Umbach joined Tamarack Institute’s 10 Lived/Living Experience Advisory Committee in 2018 as part of the Vibrant Communities‘ multi-sectoral poverty reduction work. Since 2013, members of our Community Voices have been working with the Poverty Task Force as an advisory committee made up of people with “grounded expertise”. People with grounded expertise deeply understand the realities of poverty in Bruce and Grey Counties. Their stories and experiences serve as powerful tools for building compassion and for disrupting and clarifying a community’s understanding of its roots causes and scope.
10 – Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience includes:
- 10 really good ideas for engaging people with lived/living experience;
- 10 stories that inspire (including #10 story of our Community Voices)
- 10 useful resources;
- 10 ways to get started.
The Guide highlights leading practices, inspires new thinking, and serves as a reminder of how critical engagement of people with lived/living experience in poverty reduction truly is.
Take Your Learning Further (links to resources from Section 4):
1. Social Inclusion Policy: Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
2. A Guide to Creating a Culture of Inclusion: Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership
3. Toronto Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG): Application Form
4. A Case Study in Authentic Engagement: Poverty Solutions Halifax
5. First Voice Protocol: EndPovertyEdmonton
6. Creating Community: Hastings Prince Edward Poverty Roundtable
7. Lived Experience as Expertise: Regional Municipality of Waterloo
8. Nothing About Us Without Us: Lived Experience Advisory Council
9. Lived Experience in Paid Staff Roles: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (recording available here)
10. Rights-Based Participation and Accountability in Canada’s National Housing Strategy