Thrive! Union Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop
Schedule
Fri May 09 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
South Piedmont Community College-Old Charlotte Highway Campus | Monroe, NC

About this Event
Welcome to the Thrive! Union Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop!
Join us at South Piedmont Community College Conference Center-Monroe, NC for an opportunity to explore poverty & it's many facets .
This in-person opportunty is a unique and powerful, interactive workshop that raises your awareness creating a framework to uinderstand poverty and how to work together to create better outcomes for people who experience the low resource environment of povierty in our community.
This workshop is designed for individuals and leaders from across all community sectors - education, helath care, human servies, industry, goverment, private sector empoyment, first responders, etc to improve our capcity to create better relationships and improve organizational outcomes.
Through the lens of economic class, we'll examine concrete tools that can be effective in all levels of our community – individuals’ lives, organizational programs and services, and the community as a whole. We'll explore the serious business of helping those in poverty build their future stories in an interesting and stimulating way.
Through his comprehensive approach to understanding poverty, Thrive! Union Bridges Out of Poverty, will create a deeper awareness of the real experience of those in poverty and the significant relationships and resources that will help them Thrive! in Union County, North Carolina.
Thrive! Union NC is a nonprofit collaboration of concened individuals and engaged organizations across sectors seeking to create a sustainable community where all our residents can Thrive! We meet monthly to learn, grow, collaborate and advocate. For more information see our website www.ThriveUninNC.org or email us at ThriveUnionNC @gmail.com
Agenda
Overview and Bridges Model
Resources: The tools by which you survive, create stability and solve problems
The Causes of Poverty
Mental Models of Poverty, Middle Class and Wealth
Lunch & Program Overview: Getting Ahead and Bridges for Community Sectors
Info: Getting Ahead groups working together for stability and economic growth. Available follow up and sector specific workshops.
Negotiating Environments: Language and Story Structure
Family, Support Systems and Building Social Capital
Building Relationships and Trying New Tools
Bridges Constructs and the Bridges Model
Where is it happening?
South Piedmont Community College-Old Charlotte Highway Campus, 4209 Old Charlotte Highway, Monroe, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 55.20
