BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20110621T140000Z DTEND:20110621T213000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Bridges out of Poverty for Business Event DESCRIPTION:As a key business member in our community\, I am writing to personally invite you to a unique training opportunity hosted by Bohemian Foundation on Thursday\, July 21st (invitation and registration information below).\n\n \n\nThe one-day training is based on the Bridges out of Poverty national best-practice model\, designed to give business and human resource professionals the tools and language to support their company's success in employing individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. \n\n \n\nBridges is built on the simple but crucial notion that for our community members in poverty\, both responsibility and opportunity are necessary. Communities are more sustainable and vibrant when businesses\, organizations and institutions within the community work together to provide social and economic resources so that responsibility and work are rewarded\, and low-income residents can imagine positive future paths to build the skills and resources they need for success.\n\n \n\nBusinesses that have utilized Bridges concepts in other communities have seen improved retention and productivity among low-income workers. In addition\, communities that develop strong Bridges programs continuously move individuals from a reliance on public programs to more stable employment and increased earned income\, expanding the tax base and overall economic vitality.\n\n \n\nThe training on July 21st\, will be led by co-author of Bridges out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities\, Terie Dreussi Smith. Terie will provide attendees with an introduction to the Bridges model for addressing poverty and creating sustainable communities\, and will cover numerous skills and strategies for developing stronger\, more effective relationships between your organization and individuals in poverty. \n\n \n\nAdditionally\, guest speaker Lisa Falcone\, Working Bridges Project Director for the United Way of Chittenden in Vermont\, and Regina Fetterolf of WorkLife Partnership in Jefferson County\, Colorado\, will present two models of how businesses have utilized Bridges constructs to develop innovative practices to improve employee productivity\, retention advancement\, and financial stability.\n\n \n\nThank you in advance for your willingness to learn more about the Bridges out of Poverty model that is having sustainable\, long-term impacts on poverty and the economic development of communities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:As a key business member in our community\, I am writing to personally invite you to a unique training opportunity hosted by Bohemian Foundation on Thursday\, July 21st (invitation and registration information below).
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\nThe one-day training is based on the Bridges out of Poverty national best-practice model\, designed to give business and human resource professionals the tools and language to support their company&rsquo\;s success in employing individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. \;
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\nBridges is built on the simple but crucial notion that for our community members in poverty\, both responsibility and opportunity are necessary. Communities are more sustainable and vibrant when businesses\, organizations and institutions within the community work together to provide social and economic resources so that responsibility and work are rewarded\, and low-income residents can imagine positive future paths to build the skills and resources they need for success.
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\nBusinesses that have utilized Bridges concepts in other communities have seen improved retention and productivity among low-income workers. In addition\, communities that develop strong Bridges programs continuously move individuals from a reliance on public programs to more stable employment and increased earned income\, expanding the tax base and overall economic vitality.
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\nThe training on July 21st\, will be led by co-author of Bridges out of Poverty:  \;Strategies for Professionals and Communities\, Terie Dreussi Smith. \; Terie will provide attendees with an introduction to the Bridges model for addressing poverty and creating sustainable communities\, and will cover numerous skills and strategies for developing stronger\, more effective relationships between your organization and individuals in poverty. \;
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\nAdditionally\, guest speaker Lisa Falcone\, Working Bridges Project Director for the United Way of Chittenden in Vermont\, and Regina Fetterolf of WorkLife Partnership in Jefferson County\, Colorado\, will present two models of how businesses have utilized Bridges constructs to develop innovative practices to improve employee productivity\, retention advancement\, and financial stability.
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\nThank you in advance for your willingness to learn more about the Bridges out of Poverty model that is having sustainable\, long-term impacts on poverty and the economic development of communities. LOCATION:Fort Collins Senior Center 1200 Raintree Drive Fort Collins\, CO 80525 UID:e.593.5345 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T144401Z URL:https://business.loveland.org/events/details/bridges-out-of-poverty-for-business-event-06-21-2011-5345 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR