The “Building Wellbeing and Prosperity Together: Taking Action on Poverty in Nova Scotia” conference took place in Truro, Nova Scotia, October 26–28, 2010 and was attended by over 260 participants. It was hosted by the Health Promotion Clearinghouse (HPC), planned and carried out by a diverse multi-sectoral steering committee and working groups, and funded by government, community organizations and the private sector. The conference goals were to: - improve our understanding about the costs of poverty – human, social and economic; - share ideas about how we can reduce poverty; - learn about barriers to reducing poverty and how we can overcome them; - learn more about how we can reduce poverty by working together – as governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations and community groups – with those living in poverty; and - develop our ability as a community to be involved and active in reducing poverty.