Join us for our Annual General Meeting,
Wednesday march 22

Come get inspired and mobilized to help put poverty on the political agenda in our province. The General Meeting is your chance to learn about the coalition’s work and get engaged in the work to Make Poverty History.

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Make Poverty History Manitoba (MPHM) is a multi-sector collaborative coalition - representing Indigenous, newcomer, labour, women, 2SLGBTQ*, disability, business, education, student, youth, urban, rural, and northern communities.

Our coalition is committed to changing public policy to achieve a Manitoba without poverty.

Our efforts are primarily directed at the provincial and municipal level.

Responding to the new Provincial Homelessness Strategy

On Tuesday February 28 the Province of Manitoba finally released its Homelessness Strategy called A Place for Everyone. Make Poverty History Manitoba and the Right to Housing Coalition have been running a campaign leading up to this announcement.

So how does the new Homelessness Strategy measure up?

Celebrating a small win

Let’s take a moment to celebrate a small win: this summer, the Manitoba provincial government announced a Family Affordability Package which includes an increase to the Basic Needs Benefit for EIA recipients.

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Livable Basic Needs Benefit

Manitobans deserve help meeting essential needs, especially when they're affected by poverty. Our campaign calls on the provincial government to introduce a new Livable Basic Needs Benefit, replacing the existing Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) benefit.

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News

  • Responding to the new Provincial Homelessness Strategy
    A Place for Everyone On Tuesday February 28 the Province of Manitoba finally released its Homelessness Strategy called A Place for Everyone. Make Poverty History Manitoba and the Right to Housing Coalition have been running a campaign leading up to this announcement. Our message has been that the Homelessness Strategy will fail unless it: Invests in 300 net new units of social housing ...
  • Press Release: January 13 2023
    For release: January 13, 2023   Manitoba needs targeted benefits for those in poverty, not more tax cuts   For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Anti-poverty groups are calling on Premier Stefanson to increase public investment in targeted public services for those most affected by inflationary increases instead of cutting taxes.   On January 11th, 2023, Premier Stefanson ...
  • Next council must focus on real poverty solutions
    This op-ed was first published by the Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 25, 2022. Next council must focus on real poverty solutions Homelessness in Winnipeg has become more visible during the pandemic. Less visible are the thousands of Winnipeggers living in poverty who have a roof over their heads. Almost half are working or looking for work, but their income is not sufficient to cover their basic ...
  • Province must focus its homelessness strategy – Op-ed
    This article was first published by the Winnipeg Free Press on Thursday October 20, 2022.  The Oct. 7 Free Press editorial (“Make prudent use of sudden financial windfall”) described a far more optimistic financial situation than the Manitoba government previously projected. This, they say, provides the province with greater “fiscal flexibility” to attend to urgent issues. The increasing shortage ...

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