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Hallucinations and seeking help
“There are cows in my room and they’re talking to me!” I recognized Uncle Lester’s voice and was surprised to hear it coming all the way fro [...]
Standing on your head
In the past two years the universe of workforce development has been stood on its head. The Great Resignation has created huge gaps in our j [...]
‘The enemy has attacked!’
My earliest memory is of waking one morning and running outside to check on my duck, whom I named “Banana.” When I pushed the screen door op [...]
The heart and a black hole
“I love this story by Ruben Perez. Where you have a ‘hole in your heart’ is where your shame is, and it is where you work to fill that hole [...]
‘The man with the plan’: An audio interview with Pedro Perez
Last week we featured a piece on the work aha! Process consultant Pedro Perez is doing to help families and individuals experiencing homeles [...]
Contributing author Gary Rudick honored by the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Museum and Hall of Fame
Gary Rudick, aha! Process consultant and contributing Tactical Communication author, is being inducted into the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Mus [...]
Bridges Out of Poverty, fifth edition audiobook excerpt: Resources
It takes more than financial resources to get out of poverty. An excerpt from Chapter 1 of the fifth edition of Bridges Out of Poverty: Stra [...]
Homelessness to homeownership
Is it possible to go from homelessness to homeownership? At Charlotte Family Housing (CFH), we say yes! Homeownership is a proven tool to bu [...]
Attracting more employees by knowing your employees
A recent article headline reads: “Latest Job Perk: Firms Adopt Automatic Retirement Savings Plans to Attract More Workers.” Do such retireme [...]
‘Hey, do you have a minute?’: A tribute to Mitch Libster
Mitch and I go back to the early 1980s when he was coming to Morrow County, Ohio, in his capacity as a Legal Aid attorney and I was the dire [...]
Getting Ahead 2021 full national report
Getting Ahead Graduate Report, September 11, 2013 – December 31, 2021 [...]
Do not treat politics as a spectator sport
Below is a letter I just sent out to the gubernatorial candidates here in Ohio. Dear XXXXX, There are interwoven poverty related problems in [...]
Muskogee Bridges Out of Poverty graduates Getting Ahead groups
Here are the speeches from our recent Getting Ahead graduation ceremony. The ceremony honored the 32nd English-language Getting Ahead group [...]
What can aha! Process do for you in 2022?
Wow, 2022 is here. As we welcome a new year, it always brings me hope; hope and resolve to face head on and solve the challenges of the day. [...]
Podcast: Community resource manager in Pinedale, Wyoming
Hear Tammie Heuck from Bridges of Sublette County in Wyoming discuss resource coaching in her community with aha! Process author and consu [...]
’Tis the season, whether you like it or not
’Tis the season. As we consider the fast-approaching holiday season, we are thinking about company traditions, giving gifts, paid time off, [...]
Getting Ahead 2021 national report
Most Bridges Out of Poverty initiatives have a component that engages people in poverty directly with a facilitated learning experience usin [...]
Podcast: Introducing Bridges Out of Poverty, fifth edition
Bridges Out of Poverty authors Ruby Payne, Phil DeVol, Terie Dreussi-Smith, and Gene Krebs discuss the fifth edition of the book. They are [...]
Newest census data and poverty statistics available now
When new poverty statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau become available, aha! Process compiles the relevant data in easy-to-use formats. [...]
Getting Ahead and staying ahead with Burlington Building Bridges
Burlington, Iowa, is home to a thriving Bridges Out of Poverty community that has trained more than 3,000 people in Bridges constructs. The [...]
New release: Bridges Out of Poverty, fifth edition
When people and communities are ready to address poverty... Bridges Out of Poverty champions alliances of support and helps individuals and [...]
Pet the puppy: Self-soothing and economic class
Where crime is a thriving industry, it is not a seasoned gangster or law enforcement officer but a wholesome lady who successfully developed [...]
For employees living in daily instability, life shows up at work
Why are you late for work again, Frankie? Well, my babysitter, my sister-in-law (she is “free”—that is why I can afford her), she did not an [...]
Ruby Payne on 1Huddle’s ‘Bring It In’ podcast
Ruby Payne was the guest recently on 1Huddle's Bring It In podcast. In the episode, Ruby and 1Huddle’s CEO and founder Sam Caucci discuss po [...]
Every now and then…
Every now and then there is a rare opening for advocates to push their agenda through the legislature. We might be approaching one. Currentl [...]