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How is Bridges Different from Other Models?

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There are a number of factors that set the Bridges Model apart from other approaches including how we define poverty, how we engage and learn from people, how we recognize the impacts of income disparity, the methods we use to bring people together – and in providing a common language and understanding for everyone. The … Read more

Getting Ahead Model: Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World

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The Getting Ahead model is a transformative, co-investigative approach that empowers individuals and families in poverty to assess their own situations, identify barriers, and build resources for long-term stability. Rather than prescribing solutions, it fosters self-sufficiency by helping participants shift from survival mode to stability while strengthening community connections. This model provides wrap around supports while ensuring … Read more

The Bridges Model

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Bridges Out of Poverty provides a framework for understanding the challenges faced by individuals living in generational poverty and dives into the complex barriers that can keep them there. The workshop explores the hidden rules of economic class, the resources required for stability, and the importance of building social capital to foster long-term stability. It explores … Read more

Suzie Johnson-Smith