National Leadership Conference is organized around the expertise and testimonial power of people ending poverty Agenda trains front-line staff—the people working directly with families and individuals experiencing poverty—to implement coaching skills that support families in reaching their full potential. I am, above all else, a single mother who has lived and experienced the overwhelming challenges of poverty Coaching empowered me to recognize my potential, set meaningful goals, and navigate challenges with clarity

Here, Evalee and Mary Anne describe how CUSA’s system of building social capital to end poverty has changed volunteer ally who has come alongside Evalee as an encourager and intentional friend in her journey out of poverty According to DataUSA, 21.6% of Jackson County’s population lives below the poverty line.

United States) About Circles USA: Circles USA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty Our mission is building community to end poverty through intentional friendships, personal transformation working towards our shared vision where all individuals live in equitable, thriving communities where poverty

or Texas) About Circles USA: Circles USA is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty Our mission is to build community to end poverty through intentional friendships, personal transformation working towards our shared vision where all individuals live in equitable, thriving communities where poverty

describes CUSA and SHARE as natural partners for community change: “[SHARE’s] mission is to help end poverty and help those in poverty escape poverty, so it made for a really good match. “A good-paying job is one of the best ways to exit poverty,” Bruce says.

Circles “builds community to end poverty” by bringing together people who want to work to leave poverty Nationally, our chapters are generally reporting a struggle with recruiting volunteers to sustain their anti-poverty Circles ever and we must remain focused on our priority of walking alongside those who want to leave poverty As such, it can serve as a potential bridge for folks to re-engage with churches and spiritual communities

That experience of enforced invisibility is the reality for millions of people who are experiencing poverty This is particularly true where poverty intersects with other forms of oppression, like racism and gender-based society, the U.S. majority worships self-expression and devalues careful listening, which perpetuates poverty As we engage one another in weekly ritual, we are building community to end poverty in all ways: social , of honoring another’s humanity that for so many people has been stripped away by the indignity of poverty

describes how your continued support will help us deepen and expand our impact building community to end poverty

and “How do we innovate and evolve into the next iteration of CUSA’s work building community to end poverty Nominated by Lynette Fields (executive director of Poverty Solutions Group) and Addie Hartnett (regional Register for the conference or learn more about cross-sector collaborations to end poverty on our blog

Circles Utah Valley (Provo, UT) is one of 80+ chapters taking bold direct action to alleviate poverty Circles USA’s children’s programming advances a unique two-generation approach to poverty reduction. 

First of all,” Pelling says, “a huge thanks to Christina Williams [executive director of Innovative Poverty educate them about a widespread, crippling economic problem that is one of the biggest barriers to ending poverty

is a community-driven program that works to increase upward mobility for individuals and families in poverty It's a program that our parent nonprofit and Circles host, Innovative Poverty Solutions , has launched on Circles NWA as a national “anchor chapter,” watch their YouTube video Building Community to End Poverty Apply to be a Circles NWA/Innovative Poverty Solutions VOIS Institute Fellow here . newsletters Click the   Give to Circles button  and help us celebrate 25+ years of building community to end poverty