To share information about a poverty-related event, please contact Sarah Inman at sarah@browncountyunitedway.org.
Seeds of Hope Activities
(For further details, call Bobbie Lison (272.8234), Bree Decker (884.3078), DonElla Payne (496.1922), or Mike DeGrand (431.6688).)
Brown County Reads
Plan to read the book "Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America" and joining a local book talk on:
February 24 2010, 1:00pm to 2:00pm at Catholic Charities, 1825 Riverside Drive (Bona Hall #125), Green Bay
Poverty Diversity Circles
A five-week program starting on April 28, 2010 (consecutive Wednesdays; pre-registration required by calling 391-4610): 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. at the Norbertine Center for Spirituality - St. Norbert Abbey, 1016 North Broadway, De Pere
Poverty Simulation Volunteers Needed
A poverty simulation is an experience to educate people on what it might be like to live on a very low income. The objective is to sensitize participants to the realities faced by people with limited incomes surviving month-to-month.
The simulation is held in a large room with “families” seated in groups in the center. Around the perimeter of the room are tables representing community resources and services for these families. Persons who have a personal experience or an appreciation for the realities faced by those living in poverty are recruited to staff the resource tables; they assume roles such as utility collector, landlord, banker, food pantry, employment office, pawn broker, grocery and school.
This is where you come in…. The roles are easy and you will be trained before the simulation so you know exactly what to do! We are in need of volunteers for the mornings of January 12, March 5 and March 15. An additional simulation is also being held for the afternoon of March 15. The demand for simulations continues to grow, and we can continue to offer them only with the support of volunteers.
This program can change the way of thinking and working with low income families. Thank you for considering working with us. Please contact Judy Knudsen or Karen Early at Brown County UW Extension with your interest: 391-4614 or karen.early@ces.uwex.edu or Judith.knudsen@ces.uwex.edu.
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The mission of “Seeds of Hope” is to engage our community in the elimination of poverty. We don’t want your money; we want to raise our collective awareness. A variety of activities will take place during the month of January designed to help raise awareness as well as provide opportunities to work towards eliminating poverty in our area. Activities planned include: Seeds of Hope Kick-off Event, Poverty Simulation, Community Book Read, Diversity Circles, Just Neighbors Workshops, and a community viewing of “Shelter from the Storm.” We need our neighbors, our businesses, our political leaders, our schools, and our community agencies to work together to make this a reality. Poverty affects us all! Please join us for our Kick-off Event on January 12, 2010. For further details, call Bobbie Lison (272.8234), Bree Decker (884.3078), DonElla Payne (496.1922), or Mike DeGrand (431.6688).
Forward with our Children 2nd Annual Luncheon Series highlights child homelessness: Start Smart, Brown County United Way, Partners in Education and Encompass are pleased to present this event on Friday, May 8, 2009 from 11am to 1pm at the Holiday Inn City Centre. The guest speaker is Alison Draheim of the Green Bay Area Public School District. A $10 registration fee covers the cost of the meal. Contact sarah@browncountyunitedway.org with questions or to register.
Bellin Health Lifelines presents Jeanette Walls on April 2, 2009 at the Weidner Center: In her inspirational book, The Glass Castle, Walls describes growing up in the desert of the American Southwest and then in a West Virginia mining town. The Glass Castle has been taught at universities in courses on literature, psychology, parenting, child development and poverty. Walls has spoken at colleges, corporations and business associations about overcoming hardship and the keys to turning adversity to your advantage. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.wcpresents.com/LL09JeannetteWalls.html.
Teen Connection discusses teen homelessness: Teen homelessness is the topic of Teen Connection on March 24, 2009 . During the 2007-08 school year, more than 9,000 students were homeless in the State of Wisconsin. Of those, 2,437 students (26 percent) were ninth-through-12th graders. Alison Draheim, school social worker and at-risk program coordinator for Green Bay Schools, and April Strom-Johnson, executive director of Good Samaritan Charity in De Pere, will join teens on the panel. Teen Connection is co-produced by NEWIST/CESA 7, Educational Television Productions of Northeastern Wisconsin (ETPNEW) and Wisconsin Public Television. It is broadcast statewide by Wisconsin Public Television.