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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: LON1160 | Last Modified: 23 Jul 2020 | Last Full Update: 14 Jul 2020 |
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | 519-850-9000 ext 2275 |
| Fax | 519-645-8610 |
| info@goodwillindustries.ca | |
| Website | goodwillindustries.ca/working-to-end-poverty/ |
| Primary Contact | Jessica Justrabo, Circles Coordinator, jjustrabo@goodwillindustries.ca |
| Description and Service Details | |
| Description (Service) | Team of community volunteers and agency representatives working to reduce poverty * workshops educate community members and organizations on the factors that contribute to and sustain poverty, as well as the barriers that low-income individuals experience when trying to move beyond poverty Circles - Program offering a community of support to build intentional, friendship-based relationships between people in generational poverty and middle class volunteers * goal is to gain a better understanding of both the valuable resources and systemic barriers that exist in our community so that people experiencing poverty can have the best possible chance to create life changes resulting in permanent self-sufficiency * Circle members also advocate for change with regard to the systemic barriers that sustain poverty in our community Getting Ahead - Program for people experiencing poverty * involves work done in a safe learning environment, supported by experienced facilitator and co-facilitator * enables participants ("investigators") to examine their own experience of poverty, as well as explore issues in the community that impact poverty (banking, housing, jobs, transportation), providing critical information the community can use to take action to end poverty * guides investigators through an assessment of their own resources, and how to build those resources as part of their move toward self-sufficiency * puts the concepts, tools, and relationships in the hands of people in poverty to make a difference in their own lives and in the life of their community |
| Hours | Irregular hours * call for details |
| Areas Served | London ; Middlesex County |
| Boundaries | London and Middlesex County |
| Eligibility | No restrictions |
| Application | Call or email |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | Free |
| Agency Information | |
| Established | 2011 |
| Funding | Donations |
| Site Information | |
| Site Location | London (Central) |
| Located In Community | London |
| Address & Map | 255 Horton St London, ON N6B 1L1 |
| Intersection | Wellington St and Horton St E |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |