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View teams across the U.S. can use to build transportation pathways in their own communities. View opportunity.   +++ Bruce Forbes, who works at Greenville’s SHARE (Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources “Along the way,” she continues, “Bruce had an employee who persuaded me to sign on to help with the Big View work. So I have now focused my time with Circles on the Big View.”

National Coach Addie Hartnett  discussed the Children’s Week festivities in a recent episode  of The Big View  podcast, comparing participants’ rigorous, thoughtful displays of children’s advocacy work to It's a really cool byproduct that maybe some of the thinkers behind our Big View intended…Now we have Read about Children’s Week FL 2024 on our blog , or learn more about Circles USA’s Big View Policy Platform

Over the past 11 months as a contractor for Circles, USA, I’ve been continually amazed and inspired by the incredible work this organization does, all from a relational and empathetic mindset. Every person I’ve interacted with—board members, Circle Leaders, chapter staff, and volunteers—has been a brilliant and unconditionally compassionate individual. I’ve never experienced such a large group of extraordinary people coming together to create meaningful change in one place before. When Kamatara approached me about joining the staff full-time, it was an easy and immediate “yes.” Over the past year, I’ve learned so much about poverty alleviation, the challenges Circle Leaders face, and how we as a community can better support individuals and families. Every day, I am excited and energized by the opportunity to do this impactful work, especially in a time when coming together to bridge divides feels more urgent than ever. I am overjoyed to combine my passion for this work with my Zone of Genius. I love learning  and growing as an individual, and this desire fuels my desire to write, develop content and curriculum, teach, and create innovative ways to support others.  As Chief Learning Officer, I’m excited to design new trainings, systems, and curriculum, and update our current tools to provide even deeper support to our chapters. I’ll also be working to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization and community of practice. This role will give me the time and resources to connect with the community of practice, receive your feedback, and refine the tools based on the invaluable insights of those intimately involved in this work. Looking ahead, I’m thrilled to update and refresh our Basic, Circle Leader, and Ally trainings next year and collaborate with y’all at the chapter level to incorporate your ideas. I’ll also be partnering with our National Coach, Addie, to establish an Equity Taskforce, bringing together voices from all walks of life within Circles. Together, we will ensure that Circles continues to shape the future with equity, accessibility, justice, and inclusion. I’m deeply grateful and honored to serve in this role. I look forward to connecting with more of our amazing community members and working together to create lasting impact. To learn more about Kris, read her introductory blogpost here .

Special thanks to the National Big View Team for working mindfully through the creation of this resource

This is the Big View – and it creates a foundation to develop and promote a shared anti-poverty agenda In an election year like 2020, we have a unique opportunity to scale-up Big View efforts across the country

Circles released our first free Big View download, the Cliff Effect One-Pager , in spring 2024. 

ethnicity, age, background, gender, sexuality, religion, lived experience of poverty, and political views strategies for improvement Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion Pursuing systemic change through the Big View Reviewing and providing feedback on updated organizational mission statement Where and When : 

In 2024, our National Big View Team created a one-pager  for advocates that outlines the issue with key net secret: The 'One Door' model Panel discussion: Beyond the Cliff Circles USA looks forward to more Big View collaborations in the year to come, as we gain momentum on raising awareness and solving critical

sign up to receive their “Discussion Resources” guide and their “Take Action” guide to support your Big View Team to learn more, deepen your understanding, and above all: take action. Chapters can select what’s right for their community and their current focus with the Big View. With a list of actions and action steps, chapters can find the right next steps for their community’s Big View.

[Source] Relational Poverty and Big View Change One 2021 study published by the National Library of Medicine interventions often take the form of intentional friendships across race, economic class, gender and sexuality; Big View Team work and policy platform that get at root causes of socioeconomic disparities; advocating

Board member Joan Kuriansky produced a Big View Policy Platform that provides local, national, and