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Causes: Civil Rights, Human Services
Mission: To work with social service organizations to assess, develop, and implement creative strategies to strengthen their capacity to more effectively serve the community.
Programs: Provide training and support to local non-profits; build awareness of needs of those in poverty and engage in solutions to alleviate poverty; conduct poverty simulations, trainings, curriculum development, program redesign and neighborhood engagement/development projects. Collect data and plan growth; host fundraising/awareness campaigns.
operate a regional circles campaign, which includes convening and developing a community of different people to form intentional relationships that lead to transition of members of the community out of poverty. Advocate for poverty reduction in the community at large. Train others nationally to operate circle campaigns in their communities.
operate a vista program, which is a national service program designed to fight poverty and illiteracy, improve health services, and strengthen community groups.