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From: Persistent Poverty

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The Introduction describes the process by which the the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC) gathered the material for this book through a 2010 social audit process that engaged several hundred volunteers and instigated many hearings across the province.

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Jamie Swift

Jamie Swift is a Kingston writer and author of numerous books on social and political issues. He is director of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul.

Brice Balmer

Brice Balmer is director of the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition and associate professor of practical theology at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. For twenty-three years he was chaplaincy director at the House of Friendship, a multiservice agency serving people with low incomes in Waterloo Region.

Mira Dineen

Mira Dineen is entering her final year of study at Queen's University, where she is completing her Honours B.A. in Global Development Studies. She has organized and led workshops for elementary school students on peace education and global citizenship.