What is Bridges Out of Poverty?

A comprehensive community approach to addressing generational poverty.

Reducing the social costs of poverty, strengthening the workforce, and building a more prosperous and sustainable community are goals on which most communities agree.

aha! Process’s Bridges Out of Poverty community support program provides a family of concepts, workshops, and products to help employers, community organizations, social service agencies, and individuals address and reduce poverty in a comprehensive way. Bridges brings people from all sectors and economic classes together to improve job retention rates, build resources, improve outcomes, and support those who are moving out of poverty.

Bridges Out of Poverty is a comprehensive approach to understanding the dynamics that cause and maintain poverty, from the individual to the systemic level. Bridges uses the lens of economic class and provides concrete tools and strategies for a community to prevent, reduce, and alleviate poverty.

How does a Bridges Initiative work?

Over the next several years, we will work with community leaders and partners to educate and implement a Bridges Initiative across our region (Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne Counties).

Want to be involved?

Your organization can schedule a private Bridges Out of Poverty Training or you can join one of our training sessions across the region.

Participants will review poverty research, examine a theory of change, and analyze poverty through the prism of the hidden rules of class, resources, family structure, and language. Throughout the training, participants will receive specific strategies for improving outcomes for people living in poverty, but the focus of the workshop is to provide a broad overview of concepts. Learn about proven concepts, strategies and approaches. This training assists employers, community organizations, social service agencies, and individuals gain insight and strategies.

All sessions over 1-hour require the purchase of the Bridges Out of Poverty book for each attendee. We will facilitate the book order for you.

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