The public is invited to attend Bridges Out of Poverty in Prince Edward County, a community-wide training opportunity designed to build a shared understanding of poverty and resilience.
The event will take place on Tuesday, Oct 28 from 9:30am to 4pm at the Prince Edward Community Centre (375 Picton Main St). There is no cost to attend and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The training helps individuals and organizations address financial instability by building resources and enhancing understanding across economic classes. It involves everyone within the community and provides a common language, tools, and strategies for communities to co-create sustainable solutions together.
Whether you’re in education, business, social services, local government, or simply passionate about community change, this is your chance to be part of a growing movement to make Prince Edward County more inclusive and create stability for everyone.
The training will be facilitated by certified Bridges Out of Poverty trainer, Suzie Johnson-Smith. During the training, participants will explore essential resources for stability, identify the complexity and causes of poverty, develop and analyze a mental model for economic environments, learn the unspoken rules of different economic classes, evaluate how language and narratives negotiate our environments, discuss family stability and the importance of building social capital, and gain new tools and strategies for improving relationships and outcomes.
Registration is required by Wednesday, Oct 15. To register, click here.
The training is made possible by the Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Plan’s Poverty Reduction Action Team.
For more information or to be added to the CSWB community mailing list, please contact Hilary Fennell, Initiatives Coordinator for the County of Prince Edward, at hfennell@pecounty.on.ca or call/text 613.503.0187.
(HAILEY MACDONALD)
