Bridges out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities Day 1

Description

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

Day 1 – Intro to Bridges Concepts (Learning Objectives)

• Learn strengths & challenges of people living in poverty.
• Examine the impact of poverty on families.
• Explore the hidden rules of economic class.
• Identify ways to improve relationships.

Location Pekin Hospital
600 N. 13th Street
Pekin, IL 61554
Date 5/28/2015 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Check in 8:30 AM)
Sponsor AOK Network, City of Pekin & Tazewell County Health Department
Trainer Julie Herzog & Pamela Anderson
Contact Pamela Anderson (309) 478-5356 panderson@ci.pekin.il.us
Principles 1. Support families
2. Active participation
3. Collaborative relationships
4. Specific IFSP goals
Credit Hours 6.5 - Working with Families
Cost $26.00 (Day 1 )
Status Closed