Bridges Out of Poverty (Community Lens) Full Day Workshop

Name: Bridges Out of Poverty (Community Lens) Full Day Workshop
Start: 2025-10-24T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-24T16:00:00-04:00
Location: South Piedmont Community College

Schedule

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

South Piedmont Community College | Monroe, NC

$135 (bring your book) or $150 with book purchase – Lunch Provided. (Prerequisite: Individual Lens Workshop). Register online: https://commonheart.org/programs/economic-empowerment/workshops/
From Collaboration to Systemic Change:
This workshop invites cross-sector leaders, organizations, and residents to come together around a shared goal: building sustainable, thriving communities where everyone has a seat at the table. This workshop explores how community partnerships—rooted in lived experience, data, and mutual respect—can dismantle silos and co-create solutions that address poverty on a systems level.
Participants learn how to engage those most impacted by poverty in decision-making processes, ensuring that strategies are both inclusive and effective. The workshop highlights practical ways to build social capital across economic lines while addressing all four causes of poverty: individual challenges, community conditions, exploitation, and structural barriers. By combining community-level collaboration with policy-focused action, this lens equips participants to drive long-term change—reimagining how we design systems, allocate resources, and build a more equitable future for all.