Power Up! is a program for low-income women in the city's priority neighborhoods. Janet McLauglin joined five years ago, at the start, and says it creates a support system for women.
McLaughlin says each woman that goes through the program, leaves with a new group of friends. She says she knows many women from Power Up! who still keep in contact with each other.
Over the next few months, groups from the three cities will assess each others' programs to find a best practice model to share with other women's groups across Canada.
