Reducing Poverty: An Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador.

This Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador defines efforts that tackling poverty is essential to ensuring a healthy future for the province. Poverty reduction is about both improving the well-being and quality of life of those living in poverty and ensuring a strong and prosperous future for the province. The Poverty Reduction Strategy is closely related to a variety of ongoing Government initiatives. Education, economic development, employment generation and labour force development are essential to poverty reduction and social inclusion. Reducing poverty is also closely linked to the goal of improving the overall health and wellbeing of citizens.
The vision is to have a province where poverty has been eliminated. This will be a prosperous, diverse province where all individuals are valued, can develop to their full potential and have access to the supports they need to participate fully in the social and economic benefits of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is committed to the following in order to achieve key directions of reducing, alleviating and preventing poverty: taking a long-term approach; focussing on prevention; building on partnerships; finding the right policy mix; demonstrating accountability and measuring progress; taking an integrated and coordinated approach; addressing rural and urban differences; consideration of gender; consideration of aboriginal issues.