Influencing the way individuals think about poverty is key to creating positive change in the community. As part of a community initiative, we adopted a strategy made popular in the Sarnia region of Ontario for mobilizing community change, the Bridges Out of Poverty framework. The objective of the framework is to look at poverty through an economic lens while exploring other circumstances that contribute to poverty that an individual has no control over. The framework is built on the proven concept that everyone in the community has a role to play in poverty reduction. We offer Bridges training to anyone interested in learning more about the social and economic impact that poverty has on individuals and our community. Locally, we have already spoken with over 10,000 individuals in the private and public sectors including business, members of the health field, schools and faith-based organizations. Since 2013, we have provided training to more than 40 organizations from various community sectors throughout Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph. Impact of Bridges Out of Poverty in the Community Evaluation The Impact of Bridges Out of Poverty (video) Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop/Training Request Form Please enter your information below to request a Bridges Out of Poverty workshop or training session. You will be contacted to confirm further details in 3 to 5 days. Thank you for your request. 1. Name * 2. Organization * 3. Phone number * 4. Email address * 5. Select a possible training date. * Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Year Year2020202120222023 6. Please choose the length of training preferred. * Information session (30 minutes to 2 hours) Morning or afternoon half-day session (3 hours) Full-day training session (5 hours) Undecided. Would like more information. 7. Has your organization attended a Bridges Out of Poverty training in the past 2 years? * Yes No 8. How did you hear about the Bridges Out of Poverty training? Through work Word of mouth Circles program Other community organization Social media Public Health website Other
