TweetCircles Thursday night was extra special. Our guest for the evening was Crystal Fach, a former Circles Leader from Circles Sarnia. Crystal is now a Circles Ally and a Circles Coach of her own Circles site in Strathroy. Crystal shared…
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Going the extra mile at Circles
by Louise Brooks •
TweetJanuary 29 at Hope House was a special night. City Counselors, June Hofland, Phil Alt, James Gordon and friend and good cook Maria Pezzano (pictured here with Circles Coach, Elaine Weir) went the extra mile with a fantastic home cooked…
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Child Poverty Alive and Well in Canada
by Louise Brooks •
TweetThe 2014 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada released by Campaign 2000: End Child Poverty in Canada offered plenty of evidence and made several recommendations to end child poverty. The highlights of the report include: 1 in…
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How does Bridges, Getting Ahead and Circles connect?
by Louise Brooks •
Tweet This is the Circles GW initiative. There are 3 parts that connect or work together to create the initiative. Bridges is the first step where individuals of middle and upper income become aware of the hidden rules of poverty.…
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Circles and the First Big View Meeting
by Louise Brooks •
TweetCircles first Big View meeting is November 6. Leaders, Allies, Coaches, and the Guiding Coalition come together for a scheduled meeting. These meetings provide an opportunity to examine barriers that hold people in poverty. . Leaders have identified that transportation,…