Search Results

celebrate entrepreneurship as an avenue for talented, passionate people from every walk of life to reduce poverty “Circles’ poverty-reduction strategy depends on both community support and individual responsibility FOR A DEEPER LOOK: Linking Poverty Reduction with Economic Development

“After 25 years of leadership in the anti-poverty arena,” says Circles USA Executive Director Kamatara In the first season of our new The Big View: Ending Poverty in Your Community podcast , Kamatara and Whether you’re financially secure, navigating poverty, or somewhere in between, grasping the complexities of poverty and finding solutions can feel daunting. Big View aims to end the silence and stigma by illustrating what it takes for people to move out of poverty

Since 1998, Circles USA has been building community to end poverty through intentional friendships, personal Our vision for the future is that all individuals live in equitable and thriving communities where poverty Trujillo (Chief Integrity Officer) , and Kamatara Johnson (Executive Director)  take a 10,000-foot view of poverty break it down into bite-sized chunks, helping you gain a deeper understanding of the experience of poverty Yvette close the season with thoughts on how we can co-create equitable, thriving communities where poverty

to 2022, SPM [Supplemental Poverty Measure] child poverty rates more than doubled from the historic children from poverty and cut the 2022 SPM child poverty rate by 47%. [ Source ] National Public Radio also reported recently that, prior to 2022, “child poverty hit a historic low of 5.2%. The latest figures put it at 12.4%, the same as the overall poverty rate. “The longer children live in poverty,” Dutta-Gupta adds, “the more likely they will experience poverty

Poverty Simulations By hosting poverty simulations, Circles chapters help organizations and communities more deeply understand the complexities of poverty, paving the way to address the issues for lasting Circles Central Florida Circles Central Florida occasionally hosts a Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE moves participants beyond stereotypes to a more holistic understanding of the drivers and results of poverty This poverty simulation is profound, as participants experience the intensity of living in poverty and

The concept of mutual responsibility has always guided our poverty-reduction work at Circles USA. We currently have a poverty management system that is not accountable to reducing poverty rates. (At best, it keeps people experiencing poverty safe.) While it is tempting to cut benefits to reduce a perceived “dependency,” this alone will not reduce poverty We first need a poverty reduction system that is designed to support people out of poverty.

At Circles USA, we’ve changed the culture of poverty by tapping the power of a culture of prosperity. and reduce poverty rates. Teachers can integrate pedagogies for engaging children from homes in poverty. The first post, “Can We Believe in Ending Poverty?” can be accessed here .   The Big View Newsletter , our monthly bulletin about poverty research and policy change.

Transformational Leadership: A Framework to End Poverty, How to Tap Your Community’s Wisdom to End Poverty Miller This book provides a framework for how to begin the reduction of poverty in your community. We currently have a poverty management system and what we need is a poverty reduction system. Transformational Map to guide them through the process of creating an alternative system that reduces poverty , which eventually can lead to the complete eradication of poverty. **** Available from Amazon To learn

The following content areas are important to Circles USA’s strategies for ending poverty. years, could drastically reduce the number of adults and children living in poverty. Shifting from Poverty Management to Poverty Reduction Our current system results in the management of poverty rather than reducing poverty rates. stages of self-sufficiency in order to drastically affect poverty rates.

Will this help to reduce poverty or make it worse?  The US has a “poverty management” system, rather than a poverty reduction system.  To reduce poverty, we must: create poverty reduction systems that are financed to support people out of poverty, as in 200% or more of the federal poverty level; eliminate the cliff effect built into safety There are solutions to poverty.

remains at crisis levels with approximately 16,0000 children being raised in poverty.  system that will move away from the traditional poverty management model toward a poverty alleviation approach; seeking to lift 500 children out of poverty rather than treating the symptoms of poverty in the current poverty management system. who are working to move themselves out of poverty.

approached me after hearing my panel remarks at the Midwestern Governors Association conference on poverty rate by 10% and supporting families to achieve 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Furthermore, evidence shows that poverty rates go down when the economy is producing more and better Stay tuned for more about: Dismantling the poverty management system, Leading your community through the four stages of change, and Creating a pathway to end poverty.