Anti-Poverty Week 2024
Anti-Poverty Week 2024
Anti-Poverty Week supports the Australian community to have an increased understanding of poverty and to act collectively to end it. The campaign encourages all Australians to take action and focus on positive solutions to end poverty.
Anti-Poverty Week (APW) is held each year around the 17th of October, the United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year APW is being held from Sunday 13 October to Saturday 19 October.
In Australia, there are more than 3 million people living below the poverty line. That’s more than 13.4% of the population. Many of those affected live in deep poverty.
Get involved this Anti-Poverty Week
Act to end poverty in 2024
This year, Anti-Poverty Week is supporting 3 campaigns that are acting to end poverty: End Child Poverty, Raise the Rate and Everybody’s Home. Head on over to the Anti-Poverty Week website to find out more and get involved.
You can also download Anti-Poverty Week’s Poverty in Australia factsheet or visit their website to view more resources.
Share these resources with your friends and family to help raise awareness and encourage others to get involved. Make sure you tag Anti-Poverty Week and include hashtags: #apw24, #antipovertyweek, #raisetherate, #endchildpoverty and #betterhousingfuture.
Support your local homelessness support services
You can also get involved by supporting a local homelessness support service like the Early Morning Centre.
Find out how you can support the EMC and our mission to address issues faced by people who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of experiencing homelessness, or experiencing social isolation.
EMC Events for Anti-Poverty Week 2024
For Anti-Poverty Week 2024, the EMC and one of our supporters, Helping ACT, will be holding two events for guests:
- Feel Good Feed lunch with Helping ACT on Monday 14 October at midday
- Morning tea on Thursday 17 October at 10.30am
All guests are invited to attend. Please speak to our team if you have any questions.
