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Sarnia’s Poverty Reduction Network, a group of about 20 local agencies, organized the rally that has been held for more than 15 years.

Sarnia’s Poverty Reduction Network, a group of about 20 local agencies, organized the rally that has been held for more than 15 years.

At Friday’s Stand Up Against Poverty Rally in Sarnia speakers called for governments to do more to help those struggling in poverty.

Article content A program helping Sarnia-area families make their way out of poverty has kept going through the pandemic. Circles, an approach Lambton County began using in 2009, has temporarily replaced its weekly dinners in church halls and community centres with phone calls, drop-offs of school supplies and food boxes, and online Zoom meetings for its families, volunteers and staff. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Circles poverty-ending program stays connected during pandemic Back to video “They all really say, and it’s true, the in-perso...