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Circles USA works across the nation at the local level to reduce poverty by building community. Over time, these relationships help families climb out of poverty and remove the barriers that kept them

low-income workers for advancing, to unaffordable childcare/housing/transportation/food, to the myth that poverty Join or support organizations  like Circles USA that are building grassroots movements to end poverty In Solidarity, Kamatara Johnson Executive Director, Circles USA Building Community to End Poverty in

Miller, CEO & Founder of Circles USA will be speaking at A Wider Circle National Conference on Ending Poverty

At the same time, recent census data reflects an extraordinary increase in childhood poverty; steady Most importantly,  all  of these organizations share Circles USA’s commitment to ending poverty in our The Fact Sheets include state-specific poverty data, defining principles, and a Call to Action. which include creating jobs, strengthening safety nets, and advocating for policy engineered to reduce poverty newsletters Click the Give to Circles button  and help us celebrate 25+ years of building community to end poverty

Your dedication to building community to end poverty has been a daily source of motivation and humility we move closer to our vision where all individuals live in equitable, thriving communities free of poverty I’m grateful for everything I’ve learned about poverty, as well as for the amazing people working tirelessly

One passion for building community to end poverty. While 6% of our Circles families identify as Hispanic, the rate of Hispanic people experiencing poverty

Circle Leaders, Allies, and Staff Our work on systemic change, including Big View, Cliff Effect, and Poverty

These organizations share our commitment to addressing poverty in our country.  partners in the Big View efforts that chapters undertake, bringing new visibility to the mission of ending poverty Fact sheets include state-specific data on the extent of poverty in each state, along with principles

In this second of a two-part series, we’ll explore more areas of overlap among disability, poverty, and Ableism, Poverty and Big View “Systems Transformation” In their online resource How To Be Anti-Ableist [ Source ] Circle Leaders seek self-determination in our chapters because people experiencing poverty Poverty causes disability (and vice versa); so the harm Smith describes, ableism, is often compounded CUSA issues like housing affordability and transportation access at the intersection of disability, poverty

teams across the US are tackling one of the most pressing obstacles for families working to escape poverty identifying the Cliff Effect as one of six key issues affecting people and communities experiencing poverty organizers noted that “the Cliff Effect is one of the biggest yet hidden barriers keeping people stuck in poverty

Tell us about one moment that shaped your commitment to ending poverty. As my career progressed, the relationship between gender discrimination and poverty became clearer to Our job is not to manage poverty but alleviate it; that is important. I envision communities that develop coordinated responses to lift families out of poverty that are centered ultimately inform a national vision and blueprint to meet the economic and social imperative to end poverty

INCLUDE… Being raised by a single, immigrant mother in a household of five children, I have experienced poverty Executive Director at Circles Salt Lake, I’ve joined the board of two major nonprofit organizations in the poverty A MAJOR CHALLENGE WE FACE IN ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN OUR REGION IS… Because we collectively serve a majority ONE THING WE WANT POTENTIAL CIRCLES PARTICIPANTS TO KNOW IS… Circles is focused on poverty alleviation : putting in the work to go beyond just “managing” a situation of poverty.