Instrument 2 of 3 · Poverty Elimination Centers

A complete path from struggle to stability.

A Poverty Elimination Center (PEC) brings everything a person needs to rebuild a life under one roof: a home, meals, healthcare, counselling, education, job training and real paid work. It is for anyone facing homelessness, unemployment, addiction or long-term hardship. Joining is a choice, never a requirement.

What's on a campus Who it serves All papers

Everything under one roof

No more getting lost between agencies. Each campus runs six programmes side by side.

EducationFrom early childhood to advanced degrees, joining practical skills with academic learning, with classes for parents too.

Vocational trainingTrades, agriculture, horticulture, physical health, arts and entertainment, with hands-on work that runs the campus itself.

HealthAn on-site teaching hospital and health centres: preventive care, mental health and rehabilitation.

HousingDormitories at first, then independent apartments, for singles, families and people with special needs.

FoodA cafeteria run by the hospitality school, serving meals planned and cooked by culinary students.

Work and enterpriseJob placement with local employers, and support to start a business.

Campuses are designed to sustain themselves: solar and wind power, hydroponics alongside traditional farming, and waste recycling, with the aim of financial independence within a decade. (The PEC proposal)

A way in for everyone

People arrive from very different places. The plan maps a pathway for each, from first contact to standing on their own feet.

Indigent or displacedNo housing, health or incomeFull residential care, a health assessment and a LifeLink ID; then rehabilitation, literacy and wellness.
Homeless, healthy, unskilledAble to work but lacking skillsFood, shelter and a training stipend in credits; vocational training in cooking, maintenance or public works; then a job.
Homeless but skilledSkilled but displaced or unverifiedTemporary housing and digital onboarding; skills verified and certified; a contract or enterprise within about three months.
Unemployed or informal workerSeeking regular workIdentity verification, counselling and credit-funded training; apprenticeships, digital work or enterprise support.
Existing public employeeTeachers, medical and maintenance staffKept in their role, with a credit supplement added to their wage for verified service.

From the participation roadmap in Chapter 6 of the Plan.

How work is paid

Every centre is a node in the Civic Credit network. Useful work becomes verified, paid work.

1ProposalLocal authorities, citizens or institutions propose civic tasks.
2ValidationEach proposal is checked for public benefit and feasibility.
3ExecutionParticipants do the work under PEC supervision.
4Verification and rewardCompletion triggers Civic Credits through LifeLink.

Each centre is run by a three-part council: elected local representatives, trained administrators and educators, and independent auditors. All financial and performance data is published.

Four kinds of centre

From megacities to remote villages, so everyone lives within reach of one.

25,000–40,000 m²Urban flagshipAbout 5,000 participants a day. The anchor for five to eight satellites, with the local credit node and data centre.

8,000–15,000 m²Peri-urban satellite1,500–2,000 participants a day. Vocational and agricultural training, renewable energy, cooperative manufacturing.

1,000–3,000 m²Rural micro-hub300–600 participants a day. Literacy, telehealth and repair training, in solar-powered modular pods.

Containers and vehiclesMobile unitLabs and fleets with satellite internet, for outreach and emergencies in climate- or conflict-affected regions.

The first step

The pilot

The first campuses are planned for capital cities in the United States and Australia.

The 2025 edition sizes the first pilot phase at two flagship centres and six satellites across urban, peri-urban and rural sites, serving 25,000 people on a budget of USD 50 million, with the first campuses built within 12 months. Worldwide, the plan's first phase (2026–2030) calls for 100 centres in 6 to 8 countries.

2 + 6flagships and satellites in the pilot
25,000people served in the pilot
100centres by 2030
10,000new centres by 2035

The working papers

Read every document

6 papers, about 10k words, free to read in full, from the original proposal to the operating guidelines and project charter. Each one has a plain-text copy, and most have the original PDF.

These papers were written in 2024 and 2025 as the plan developed. Where one differs from the 2025 edition of the Plan, the 2025 edition is the current statement.

The other two instruments

Each instrument does one job. They are designed to work together.

Instrument Civic CreditsPay for the work a community needs.Explore →Instrument LifeLinkOne link to every public service.Explore →

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