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- Meet Jennifer Brown, CUSA Board Member
leadership ambitions, and the values that align her with Circles USA’s mission of building community to end poverty How does the Circles model of poverty alleviation speak to you, your values, and your experiences with Circles USA to assist the greater Charleston area in having long-term success in fighting the war on poverty
- Circles USA’s Collective Impact Approach
Today, CUSA brings a 25-year history of building community to end poverty through intentional friendships Our vision is that all individuals live in equitable, thriving communities where poverty no longer exists Circles USA’s anti-poverty model has naturally grown into this Collective Impact model and recognizes more successful our local chapters are at taking a community-based, holistic approach to mitigating poverty social change , Circles USA supports local chapters to: Address the complex, large-scale issue of poverty
- Launching Circles USA’s Civic Participation Campaign for 2020
opportunity to scale-up Big View efforts across the country and raise visibility for the mission of ending poverty affordable housing, the Cliff Effect, transportation, and more Resources that articulate CUSA’s anti-poverty Transportation (11%) Health and Wellbeing including Trauma (8%) Childcare (8%) Because those experiencing poverty in 2020, we seek to ensure that all candidates elected will embrace an agenda concerned with ending poverty To stay informed, sign-up for our Big View monthly newsletter on poverty research and policy change.
- Now Hiring: Development Strategist Job Posting
ABOUT CIRCLES USA Circles USA is a national 501(c)3 committed to ending poverty by harnessing the power Our mission: Building community to end poverty through intentional friendships, personal transformation realize our vision of a future where all individuals live in equitable, thriving communities where poverty The Development Strategist must connect with local chapters and individuals with lived experience of poverty leadership and board members to diverse community members—especially those with lived experience of poverty
- The Learning Curve Chronicles: Dedicated
and progress at CUSA as we continually deepen and enhance our mission of building community to end poverty especially excited about this documentary because we know that social capital is the key to ending poverty them, listen, learn, and grow together: not only to support individuals and families as they leave poverty for Community Embracing the Both/And The Science of Relationships Youth, Varying Exceptionalities, & Poverty Building Community to End Poverty in 20+ States Make an impact across the nation with a gift to Circles
- 2025 Impact Report Announcement
Circle Leaders who have helped build community to end poverty for 25+ years. Building Community to End Poverty for 25+ Years Make an impact across the nation with a gift to Circles
- Why Vision is Important
provide a compelling case for change, a strong description of what could happen if, for example, we ended poverty For example, in my early job experience serving people struggling in poverty, I realized how often people surrounding yourself with people who will be Allies as you make an important change, such as moving out of poverty From the book: Transformational Leadership: A Framework to End Poverty ~ By Scott C.
- Hosting an Empowering Voter Education Event
The importance of local elections and their impact on everyday life for people experiencing poverty. participate confidently in the upcoming general elections—and in future elections critical to ending poverty About the presenters: Christina Williams is the Founder and Executive Director of Innovative Poverty voices, developing leadership from the margins, and tapping into the power of social capital to reduce poverty Circles button and help us celebrate 25+ years of extraordinary volunteers building community to end poverty
- Leadership Development Spotlight: Meet Sarah Haworth of Circles Reno County
and hard-won lessons guaranteed to inspire us all in our shared mission of building community to end poverty I did the class, and I've now been out of poverty and on staff for several years—recently just moving I grew up in the upper middle class, so I was in situational [as opposed to generational] poverty; I capacity—whether it's the Director portion, or even just being a successful person and getting out of poverty Building Community to End Poverty in 25 States Make an impact across the nation with a gift to Circles
- Poor People Can Be the Swing Vote in 2024
involved in educating its members, allies, and candidates about what is at stake for those living in poverty In his recently published book, White Poverty , Rev. Around 135 million Americans live on the edge of poverty. Barber’s book White Poverty , is “How Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.” Census in 2020) Black Americans had the highest poverty rate by proportion (19.5 percent).
- Walmart Makes Major Investment in Circles USA
model rallies and unites people, resources and influence across lines of race and class to help end poverty Circles USA and creates a national and global platform to share community-inspired strategies to address poverty us and continuing to bring together the best resources we can to raise people and communities out of poverty
- What It Means to be a Community of Practice with Kamatara Johnson
Our domain is ending poverty. While CUSA exists in 70+ Chapters and now four Poverty Reduction Labs, locations are not a franchise. We have a dynamic (not static) domain within which to do powerful work to end poverty. Ending poverty is pioneering work! returning home and facing whatever obstacles may be in the way of standing in our truth and ending poverty












