Report shares Winnipeggers' perspectives on poverty

Poverty in Sight contains a wide range of definitions, thoughts and experiences related to poverty from more than 2800 Winnipeggers who participated in United Way's most recent Urban Exchange survey - Poverty: Insight and Ideas - over five weeks this past spring.

"We wanted to find out what Winnipeggers believe causes poverty, where it exists and who it affects," said Regina Ramos-Urbano, Chair of the Urban Exchange working group at United Way.

"The responses were varied and it's interesting to see how different people perceive this complex issue," said Ramos-Urbano. "One thing is clear: poverty is an issue felt around the city - one that transcends neighbourhood, gender, age, income, education and culture."

The report also includes results from Exchange Two: Exploring Our Values, which captured the opinions of almost 1500 people who revealed which social issues were most important to them and how they perceived values in Winnipeg.