TO Prosperity: Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy

Building the Foundation:
Implementation and Accountability to Drive Change
The five bodies described below form the Implementation Accountability Structure that
ensures that the City’s efforts are responsive to community needs and contribute to
reducing poverty in Toronto. This Structure will be supported by the Poverty Reduction
Unit, a backbone support organization housed within the City of Toronto. This Unit will
also coordinate internal and external alignments and ongoing community engagement to
maintain a shared vision and commitment, facilitate ongoing communication, evaluate,
track, and move initiatives forward.
ACCOUNTABILITY TABLE
Community sector, residents, business, labour, academia, and
key funding institutions to oversee the effective engagement,
implementation, and measurement of the Strategy.
SENIOR STAFF
STEERING COMMITTEE
Chaired by the Deputy City
Manager, Cluster A, with
membership drawn from
City divisions, agencies,
boards, and commissions
coordinates City
service and policy
alignments.
POVERTY REDUCTION UNIT
Senior Staff
Steering
Committee
Lived
Experience
Advisory Group
LIVED EXPERIENCE
ADVISORY GROUP
Toronto residents with lived
experience of poverty contribute
their expertise to the effective
development, measuring,
and monitoring of poverty
reduction initiatives.
Monitoring
and Evaluation
Working Group
MONITORING AND
EVALUATION WORKING
GROUP
Measurement and evaluation
experts monitor key indicators
and measure the effectiveness of
the Strategy’s recommendations and
actions to address poverty.
Accountability
Table
PLANNING, COORDINATION, MONITORING, REPORTING
Private Sector
Roundtable
PRIVATE SECTOR
ROUNDTABLE
Toronto business leaders,
United Way Toronto & York
Region, and the Toronto Region
Board of Trade contribute strategic
advice and identify opportunities
that meet economic and
employment goals.