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Developing Bridges Training for Higher Education Faculty and Staff
Interested in implementing Bridges constructs, including Investigations into Economic Class in America, for faculty, staff, and students in [...]
Building Michigan Communities Conference
Planning to attend the 2014 Building Michigan Communities Conference? Join Lynn Jackson (Bridges Out of Poverty Engagement Manager) and me a [...]
The Factory Ministries – School Partnerships Bringing Bridges and Getting Ahead to Parents in Poverty
In their recent webinar, Chuck Holt and Sharon Ray shared some creative ways that this faith-based non-profit has partnered with a local sch [...]
Paths Out of Poverty in Huntington County, Indiana
Karen Hinshaw, a Health and Human Sciences Educator for Purdue Extension in Huntington County, Indiana, is using "Bridges" constructs to ena [...]
Catholic Social Services Announces Building Bridges Out of Poverty Theme for Annual Breakfast
The Pope took the name Francis because, “thinking of the poor, [he] thought of Francis of Assisi.” In those same first few days, his first a [...]
Building Bridges Out of Poverty
With poverty a growing problem in Southern Illinois, social service agency workers and educators learned strategies Friday to help people es [...]
Are You Helping or Hurting Your Students?
In a piece for the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), aha! Process President and Founder, Dr. Ruby Payne, questions, "Are you he [...]
Ruby Payne and the War on Poverty
Audrey M Cotherman, a Doctor of Education, relays her story of how she stumbled upon Hubert H. Humphrey's "War on Poverty", and how that tri [...]
David Burgess Reiterates Ruby Payne’s Keys to Teaching Students From Poverty
A recent op-ed column made a strong case for Virginia’s new governor to take a proactive approach to educating children who live in generati [...]
Ellis Hospital – A Bridges to Health and Healthcare Success Story
As a healthcare professional, what do you see working for individuals in poverty in your community? How will you be affected by the Patient [...]
Bridges Out Of Poverty Workshop Addresses Poverty Issues
Individuals and organization on Friday received training aimed at more efficiently addressing poverty in the community and developing strate [...]
Through Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative, Food Banks Seeks to Change Public Perception of Poverty
The Food Bank of Lincoln wants to start a conversation about hunger and poverty at a level the city has never had before. To that end, the F [...]
Schools Can Help Address Poverty, Ruby Payne Says
Poverty expert Ruby Payne believes education can transform lives. But the former classroom teacher, principal and administrator believes the [...]
Bridges Out of Poverty Gives Tips To Reduce Poverty in Santa Rosa County
41% Poverty in Santa Rosa County (02/04/2014) A recent study conducted by United Way shows Santa Rosa County residents currently have a 41% [...]
Stoeffler: Ruby Payne Offers Fresh Look at Poverty
Stoeffler: Author Offers Fresh Look at Poverty (02/02/2014) The conversation about poverty in our community is going to take center stage th [...]
Finding Talent, Hidden Profits: It pays to develop low-wage employees
Do the core constructs from aha! Process’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty and Bridges Out of Poverty apply to business? Absolutely. C [...]
Ruby K Payne Coming to Springfield in Early February
International Poverty Expert and Strategist Coming to Springfield in Early February (01/31/2014) Thirteen local organizations are coming tog [...]
Bridges Out Of Poverty-Inspired Program Gives Much Needed Help
Program Gives Much Needed Help (1/28/2014) The old proverb “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you fee [...]
Bridges Out of Poverty-Inspired Program Helps Raise Communities
Anti-Poverty Program Offers 'More Holistic Approach' (01/24/2014) With a little hope, Liberty Gavin — an unemployed single mother relying on [...]
You as an Author: Call for Article Submissions and for Peer Review Committee Members
We invite you, the practitioners of the work, to submit an article about your application of Bridges, Getting Ahead, Framework, or Understan [...]
Bridges to Health and Healthcare: Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege?
Ask 10 friends, acquaintances, or leaders in your community if healthcare is a right or a privilege, and you undoubtedly will get varying an [...]
Exploring “How Much of Yourself Do You Own?”
Bridges Summit County recently finished its first field test of Dr. Ruby Payne’s “How Much of Yourself Do You Own?” curriculum, exploring ho [...]
aha! Process Thoughts on the 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty
This week marks the 5oth anniversary of the war on poverty which was launched by Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1964 State of the Union address. [...]
Good Health = Great Business: The Business Case for Health Efficacy and Communication
Healthcare professionals—and the systems in which they operate—must be increasingly savvy and courageous to deal with the constant changes i [...]
We Are Better Together: Advancing Bridges Needs You
Over the last 10 years, Bridges Out of Poverty has taken off, both nationally and internationally. There are now more than 200 communities u [...]