UNITED FOR THOSE IN HARDSHIP

213 North Knights Avenue,Brandon FL 33510

09 November, 2021

Description

Understanding poverty to better serve others and help facilitate change. Dr. Vicki Harrison leads a two-part evening community event. Based on highly acclaimed work in Bridges out of Poverty by Dr. Ruby Payne et al., is used by social, health legal service professionals, and wide varity of organizations as a framework for truly understanding and working with poverty. This is the 2nd year MRC Tampa has sponsored this event, hosted by New Hope Church (UMC). Dr. Harrison is a gifted teacher and the subject matter will inspire and empower attendees. All materials included. Donations accepted but not required. Dr. Harrison will be using reference material from Bridges Out of Poverty, a book available on Amazon and from other book retailers: Bridges Out of Poverty is a unique and powerful tool designed specifically for social, health, and legal services professionals. Based in part on Dr. Ruby K. Payne's myth shattering 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. In a highly readable format you'll find case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and exercises, and specific solutions you and your organization can implement right now to: Redesign programs to better serve people you work with Build skill sets for management to help guide employees Upgrade training for front-line staff like receptionists, case workers, and managers; Improve treatment outcomes in health care and behavioral health care; Increase the likelihood of moving from welfare to work. If your business, agency, or organization works with people from poverty, only a deeper understanding of their challenges-and strengths-will help you partner with them to create opportunities for success. Amazon link Men helping men: "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another". Proverbs 27:17