Sign up for ONE or ALL of the Bridges to Circles Community Events taking place this Summer! Contact Haley Richards for more information (850) 429-7296, ext. 2 or email richardsh@cc.ptdiocese.org.
Volunteers Needed for Community Assessment
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Catholic Charities Bridges to Circles initiative hosts a community assessment offering an opportunity for citizens and local leaders to interact with poverty experts. The community assessment is an essential component of the 15 week Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ by World course. During the assessment, individuals from the community join with course participants in [...]
Bridges Out of Poverty Training May 1, 2013
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Catholic Charities Bridges to Circles will host a Bridges Out of Poverty training to engage people of all classes, races, sectors, and political persuasions in the work of ending poverty and building communities where everyone can live well. The application of Bridges constructs provides an accurate mental model of poverty and class, a [...]
Bridges to Circles Celebrates Service
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things through service. Circle Leaders, Allies, Guiding Coalition members, Community Partners–all VOLUNTEER to keep our work alive and well–providing opportunities to inspire and equip families and communities to resolve poverty and thrive.
Relationships Build Community!
March 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Imagine how different our community and nation would be if we decided to END POVERTY! Bridges to Circles is designed to build enough relationships across economic class lines in our community to cause social and policy change. The Weekly Community meeting provided the Bridges to Circles community with the opportunity to build stronger relationships by [...]
Bridges to Circles Community Event Calendar is here!
March 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sign up for ONE or ALL of the Bridges to Circles Community Events taking place this Spring! Contact Haley Richards for more information (850) 429-7296 or email richardsh@cc.ptdiocese.org.
Cost of Poverty Experience February 23, 2013
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
According to the U.S. Census, over 15 percent of Americans lives below the poverty line. However, this statistic does not capture the true costs of poverty. It does not portray the individual stories that are so common among low-income neighborhoods, nor does it convey poverty’s impact on families, businesses or communities. The Cost of [...]
