Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center, Vermont 05061

Bridges Out of Poverty represents a powerful tool for change. Based in part on Dr. Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Bridges reaches out to the millions of service providers and businesses whose daily work connects them with the lives of people in poverty. Bridges training contains case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and exercises, and specific solutions you and your organization can implement right now to:

ü Redesign programs to better serve people in poverty

ü Build skill sets for management to help guide employees

ü Upgrade training for front-line staff like receptionists, case workers, and managers

ü Improve treatment outcomes in healthcare and behavioral healthcare

ü Increase the likelihood of helping folks moving from welfare to work

Official Website: http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2011/07/training-bop7-11/

Added by Common Good Vermont on July 27, 2011