When I see the continued effort of our community to support the education and well-being of our young people, working together to break the cycle of poverty, I think back to where it all started. Bill Gale was the fellow who got us all on this road – we really owe it all to him.

There are many organizations and individuals working diligently to improve the lives of low income families in Saint John. Among those groups is the Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative which has published a position paper that includes some numbers that should be a clarion call for our entire city.

Greater Saint John Business Leaders are calling upon the Government of New Brunswick and all party candidates to help improve education outcomes in Saint John.

Education Business leaders challenge politicians to tackle low literacy, high dropout rates.

Poverty Sen. Hugh Segal says province should follow Ontario's lead in solving major social issue.

On September 27th, 2013, Fortis Properties teamed up with 150 businesses and raised $102,500.00 to help Saint John break the poverty cycle.

On May 25th , Fortis Properties teamed up with more than 125 local businesses to raise $102,000 for the Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative (BCAPI).

For more than a decade, Saint John businesses, community groups and government departments have been working together to eradicate multi-generational poverty in our city.