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Poverty is a complex issue that affects us all, across ethnic, economic and geographic boundaries. It exerts pressure on social services, health care, law enforcement, schools and our overall quality of life. 

The Social Development Commission recognizes that the only way to defeat poverty is to take a strategic, multidimensional approach – one that unites the public and private sectors in addressing both the symptoms and all the root causes.