Information for Bridges Out Of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals & Communities

Event Information
Title	Bridges Out Of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals & Communities
Presenter(s)
Contact hours	2.5
Sponsor agency	Northwest Resource Center
Dates and times
Format	Alternative delivery/Self-directed
Description This alternative delivery professional development opportunity is for all ABLE directors, teachers and support staff. "If you didn't grow up in poverty, you may be unaware of the hidden rules that govern many aspects of life for the poor. People in poverty are often in survival mode, where the future holds not promise, and support systems taken for granted in middle class and wealth do not exist. The "Bridges Out of Poverty" book will help you and your program partner with students living in poverty to create opportunities for success and strengthen student persistence. It give the strategies to begin working on "front-line" staff skills, from support staff to administrators, and to develop new methods to improve relationships with students and improve outcomes.
Keywords describing this event Bridges    Poverty
Comments Please be advised that if you registered for this training over the weekend or a holiday there may be at least a 48 hour time period before we can send you the instructions.

Sponsor agency contact Information
Contact name/agency	Jody Angelone Pam Brenneman	Contact email	pamela_brenneman@owens.edu
Contact phone numbers	(567)661-7355 (567)661-7161