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Monday, September 24Opening General Session 8:00 – 11:30 AMaha! TalksHeritage BallroomTwenty-one years of stories, success, innovation, and learning, and twenty-one years of improving the livesof individuals, organizations, and communities. Now, it is time to attack policy. During this morning session,learn how other individuals, organizations, and communities are working to help form policies that createstability and encourage far-reaching sustainability. Walk away with ideas, strategies, and new tools foryour fight against poverty. Expand your outside-the-box thinking by applying, adapting, and reshapingthe presenters’ messages for your community.5 The Power of Empathy1 Georgia Family Connection Partnership: Local collaboratives seek to address the root causesof poverty and build community strategic plans for the prevention and alleviation of poverty6 After 20 Years, Time for the Next Step; Policycoauthors of new release: Bridges Across Every DivideToni Browncommunity support specialist@gafcpnewsGeorgia Family Connection Partnership—Atlanta, GeorgiaAR2 *PechaKucha: Our Journey to Building a Bridges Community and Improving the Cultureon Campus and in Our CommunityDStefanee Bunnmanager, WorkFirst program@twurlie77—Longview, WashingtonSteven Boyer, coordinator,Basic Food & Employment Trainingprogram, @SevangardLower Columbia College—Longview, Washington3 *PechaKucha: Setting the Wheels in Motion for Community Collaboration—The Together InitiativeNetwork Story: Why the Together Bike Ride Matters to the Bridges Community It RepresentsChuck Holtpresident and CEO@PovertyBytesThe Factory Ministries—Lancaster, PennsylvaniaTim Rogerslead pastorGrace Point Church—Paradise, Pennsylvania4 When People Work Together, Great Things Happen!Mike Simonpresident@SimonSolutionsSimon Solutions (makers of CharityTracker and Oasis Insight)—Florence, AlabamaADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF POVERTY#AddressPovertyPhil DeVolaha! Process authorand consultant—Marengo, Ohio7 The Importance of Being at the Table: Bridges to Prosperity in Alachua County, FloridaBishop James H. Dixon Jr.Bridges to Prosperity coordinator@revjdixon—Gainesville, Florida8 *PechaKucha: In Rural Colorado, MoffatCounty United Way’s Community ImpactProgram is Striving to Touch Lives andGive Hope to People Living in Daily InstabilityThrough Support, Collaboration, and ResourceDevelopmentRebecca J. Hightowerboard member/Getting Aheadco-facilitator, Catholic CharitiesGainesville regional office—Gainesville, FloridaKristen Vigilcommunity impact coordinator@UnitedWayMoffatMoffat County United Way—Craig, Colorado9 *PechaKucha: A Day in the Life of a Success CoachHeidi Jonesexecutive director, Marion Matters—Marion, Ohio10 Tactical Communication for First Responders: Effective Interactionsby UnderstandingGary Rudickaha! Process consultant, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma*PechaKucha is Japanese for chitchat, a presentation format where 20 slides auto-progress every 20 seconds.8TFGene Krebsauthor, aha! Process consultantformer state representative@GO GeneK—Camden, OhioErik Orndorffsuperintendent, @erikorndorff12Pequea Valley School District—Kinzers, Pennsylvaniaahaprocess.com

Monday, September 24Presentation SessionsBuilding Bridges to Economic Stability:Relationships a Key Girder for SuccessHeritage Ballroom B!Close Encounters of the Clinical Kind:Connecting with Healthcare ProvidersWorking with Under-Resourced PatientsMarietta12:30 – 2:00 PMCommUNITY CollaborativeSuwannee!Learn how to collaborate with other nonprofits in yourMaking your way out of poverty not only requirescommunity, and learn what Marion Matters is doingNurse practitioner Barbara Wise has used Bridges in Marion County, Ohio, to address the needs of theirindividual grit and determination, but also socialcapital. Social support networks feed and nourish in her practice with under-resourced patients forcommunity while sharing knowledge and expertise.individual determination, which sustains the pursuit 20 years. Barbara and Terie Dreussi-Smith recently Marion Matters has used the combined efforts of itsof economic stability. A fundamental component of published a scholarly paper linking Bridges,nonprofit partners to identify gap and duplicatedthe Bucks County Opportunity Council’s Economic population health, and health practice. Here is aservices. Participants will learn how to use the Bridgesclose-up view of Bridges skill sets at the mostSelf-Sufficiency Program is the provision of casethread to educate their partners and move clients toprofessionally intimate level—the typical officemanagement services, also known as coaching.self-sufficiency at all levels of service throughout theirvisit. Participants will also codesign impact stepWorkshop participants will learn how coaching iscommunities.used to support Getting Ahead graduates who are sheets for providers and patients.Learning objectives include:pursuing long-term economic stability.Learning objectives include: How to use Bridges as a connector to communityLearning objectives include: Review the targeted Bridges to Health andpartners Four steps to effective coaching within theHealthcare insights and strategies Wise How to create a common goal to better servedeveloped from the individual lens of acase management frameworkyour communityhealthcare practitioner. Multifaceted roles of the economic self-suffi How to leverage collaborations to attain more Engage in a small-group exercise to codesignciency coach: advisor, connector, advocate,resourcesand build Impact steps sheets for healthcareencourager, and mentor for accountabilityHeidi Jonesproviders and patients. Best-practice elements that assist personsexecutive director Analyzeanddiscusstheefficacyofusingthewho desire long-term economic stabilityMarion Matters, Inc.—Marion, OhioBridges to Health and Healthcare lens and skillErin Lukosssets as a practitioner or Bridges health advocate.executive directorHow Can Bridges Communities SupportTerie Dreussi-SmithTammy SchoonoverReturning Citizens?director of community services, @BCOpportunity author, consultant, @DreussiSmith TAtlantaaha! Process Bucks County Opportunity Council—Seneca, South Carolina—Doylestown, PennsylvaniaThe barriers facing those returning from incarcerationare like the barriers facing anyone in poverty, but theirbarriers are profoundly more difficult. This moderatedpanel discussion with Getting Out facilitators andgraduates will explore the experience of thosereturning to the community from incarceration.Topics will cover barriers and best practices, andthe audience will be encouraged to consider howBridges initiatives can expand and modify theirwork to support returning citizens.!DARStanley Smith—Toledo, OhioMichelle WoodcoauthorGetting Ahead while Getting Out—Marion, OhioTF!How to Maximize the Collective CaringPower of Your CommunityHeritage Ballroom AVLearn how thousands of helping agencies(nonprofits, churches, food banks, hospitals, andmore) in more than 1,200 cities are discoveringnew and exciting ways to combat poverty, hunger,homelessness, and health disparities. Workingtogether and using care networking technology,they are better able to measure outcomes andimpact to discover what works and what doesn’t.Helping agencies are more effective becausecommunitywide data enable them to make betterinformed decisions for allocating limited resourceswhere they are most needed.Learning objectives include: How care networking can sustain andadvance your organization’s mission How to develop a more comprehensive (holistic)approach in transforming people’s lives How helping agencies have increased fundingand have become more resourcefulMike SimonpresidentJoey Yarbercommunity impact specialist Simon Solutions—Florence, AlabamaStephen MacDonaldBridges Out of Poverty coordinatorLucas County Family and Children First Council—Toledo, Ohio9#AddressPovertyahaprocess.com

Monday, September 24Presentation Sessions12:30 – 2:00 PM continuedVMoney & ME: A Financial LiteracyEducation SystemAugustaMoney & ME provides training, workbooks, moneyLearn about two innovative approaches, one working This presentation will discuss a research study using kits, and PowerPoints to organizations who arewith youth and one with mothers, that incorporate and Investigations, the higher education version of Getting interested in a financial literacy program for peopleAhead, with first- and second-semester nursingexpand Getting Ahead to create additional impact.in their community. This system enables staff and/orstudents. The discussion will contain topics ofThese approaches involve both government andvolunteers to become licensed Money & ME trainerscommunity organizations in unique partnerships, and experience from the researcher in teaching thethrough an online learning environment and to cuscourse and implementing the course for collegethey integrate systems change components. Bothtomize the content into a format that works for yourGetting Ahead graduates and staff will present and credit. Results of the study will be discussed, along organization. Content will address taking responsiwith how these results can improve retention ratesdescribe their experiences.bility, forming a budget, managing debt, and takingin nursing programs.control of finances.Learning objectives include:Learning objectives include:Learning objectives include: Learn about ways to incorporate Getting Ahead Cultural differences as they relate to money Become knowledgeable about incorporatingin a larger structure or program design to bringan Investigations course for credit.additional impact. Content of the Money & ME program Review research and statistics regarding the Review evaluation tools to measure impact How to get started with the Money & Me programInvestigations course.along with current outcomes.Sara Money Discuss future implications and opportunities Consider strategies to connect Getting Aheaddirector, @moneyandme, Money & ME—Albuquerque, New Mexicofor the Investigations course.graduates to leadership opportunities andsystems change processes.Angela MartindaleMy View from the Ridgeclinical assistant professor of NursingBonnie BazataDahlonega@admartindaleEnding Poverty Now program managerDr. Dee Acklie spent her sabbatical teaching fifthUniversity of TulsaMaria Maganagrade on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in—Tulsa,OklahomaMothers in Arizona Moving Ahead project coordinatorWanblee, South Dakota, where the average annualPatty Shortincome is 6,000. Hunger and lack of resources,Las Artes education coordinator, Pima Countyalong with hope, prevail in many ways in this area—Tucson, Arizonaof the country. This presentation outlines her application of the hidden rules of class, challengesfaced in the classroom, and her personal journeywhile living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.Learning objectives include: Application of the hidden rules of class Insights of personal experiences and continuedlearning while working in high-stakes povertysituations from the presenter’s perspective Ongoing efforts to bring new opportunities to thissection of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.Dee Acklieassociate professor of teacher educationCollege of Saint Mary—Omaha, NebraskaInnovations with Getting Ahead: Two Modelsfrom Pima County, ArizonaHeritage Ballroom C!Investigations into Economic Class forNursing StudentsOglethorpeD10!ARTactical Communication for EmergencyRespondersRoswellThis breakout utilizes the aha! Process publication,Tactical Communication: Mastering effectiveinteractions with citizens of diverse economicbackgrounds by Jodi Pfarr, to train professionalswithin emergency response services to betterunderstand the effects of generational poverty.As an example, police officers become more effective with the citizens they serve, are less stressed,and improve their officer safety skills. For thosewithin Bridges programs as either administratorsor clients, they gain an improved understanding ofemergency responders as both professionals andpeople. The results are a safer environment forboth citizens and responders.!TFVLearning objectives include: Bridges participants, clients, and supporterswill understand the importance of applyingtactical precepts within their local emergencyresponse agencies. Responders can serve with less frustrationand stress, higher safety skills, and greateroverall citizen satisfaction. There will be fewer citizen complaints based onmisunderstandings and mistakes. Less escalation and more opportunities for de-escalationof conflict will mean fewer complaints.Gary Rudickaha! Process consultantOklahoma Office of Homeland Security—Oklahoma City, Oklahomaahaprocess.com

Monday, September 2412:30 – 2:00 PM continuedThe Un-Separation of Church and State:How a Church and a Public SchoolCollaborated to Share Staff to Meeta Pre-Kindergarten Literacy ShortfallBrookhavenV!Be encouraged to think creatively about communitycollaboration by engaging with church and publicschool leaders who came together to share staffto meet a pre-kindergarten literacy need in theircommunity. In this workshop, you will hear fromand dialogue with church and school leaders abouthow and why they were able to overcome thechurch/state divide in their community by hiring aliteracy liaison in an effort to improve children'schances of transitioning out of poverty. You willalso see data from the first full year of this effort.Learning objectives include: Learn how the church/state divide became aunique and trusting partnership. Gain insight into the Pequea Valley SchoolDistrict’s poverty statistics and how thosestatistics connect to kindergarten readiness. Learn about the value of early literacy in anunder-resourced community, as well as datato highlight the program’s effectiveness.Tim Rogerslead pastor, Grace Point Church—Paradise, PennsylvaniaKatie Beilerbirth-to-5 literacy liaisonRich Ebyassistant to the superintendentPequea Valley School District—Kinzers, PennsylvaniaV!Bridges, The Church, and the Town SquareBrookhavenThis workshop will focus on the role of the churchas a transforming presence in the town square. TimRogers will consider a brief history of the church’scheckered past as a leading voice in social andcultural transformation and will facilitate a discussionabout current strategies for implementing Bridgesconstructs in and through the church.Learning objectives include: Obtain an awareness of some historical trendsin the church’s engagement with societal needsover the last 150 years. Learn a few key theological principles that candrive a church’s engagement with society’s needs. Gain exposure to one church’s approach toimplementing Bridges constructs in andthrough its ministry.Tim Rogerslead pastor, Grace Point Church—Paradise, Pennsylvaniazations you know can truly help? Bring social servicestogether and build a powerful online social servicesdirectory and assessment tool. Learn how East TexasHuman Needs Network partnered with Simon Solutionsto develop and publish a powerful, yet simple anduser-friendly, online directory and assessment tool.Learning objectives include: How to build a social services network How to build a social services directory that isuser-friendly How to assess and make referrals for the mostcritical needsChristina Fulsomnetwork weaver, East Texas Human Needs Network—Tyler, TexasEmployee Resource Networks—Can They Be Good for People and Business?Suwannee!By now you’ve probably heard of Employee ResourceNetworks and how they can help those living in instability. In this session, you’ll learn about SunshineCommunities’ experience with Employee ResourceNetworks. Through the help of an Employee ResourceNetwork, Sunshine Communities, a large nonprofitprovider of disability services, stabilized its workforcewhen others were struggling in an employment crisis.You’ll learn the nuts and bolts of an EmployeeResource Network, how it helped change the cultureat Sunshine Communities, and how Getting Aheadin the Workplace classes changed lives. You’ll alsohear how Employer-Sponsored Small Dollar LoansCreative Collaborationshave helped hundreds of Sunshine employees getHeritage Ballroom Bout of crises, increase credit, and build savings.As we begin the Bridges work, it becomes clear that Finally, you’ll learn how you can start an Employeewe cannot do everything by ourselves. There are far Resource Network in your own community, includingtoo many issues that need to be addressed where the a typical budget for start-up costs and directionneed for collaborations in the community becomes toward local resources for help.Building and Owning Your Community’sLearning objectives include:not just good, but essential. See how Muskogee,Online Social Services h Generate ideas on starting your own EmployeeHeritage Ballroom Aattorneys, recidivism reduction efforts, and dentistsResource Network and small dollar loan programs.Access to available services starts with knowing what for free dental care to successfully address commu- Discern whether you are ready to commit—services are available. Individuals have a multitude of nitywide issues that affect poverty.include budgetary and logistical considerations.needs, and you can only address a couple of them. For Learning objectives include: Learn how Getting Ahead in the Workplaceexample, how can you make a warm referral to organi Learn how to partner with community leadersimproves productivity and retention.from all sectors to achieve a common goal by Carrie Arnoldusing Bridges vocabulary.chief human resources officer Gain ideas to think outside the box to overcome Sunshine—Maumee, Ohiobarriers Investigators have shared in class. Come up with suggestions to spread theStephen MacDonaldBridges Out of Poverty coordinatorBridges message across your communities.Lucas County Family and Children First CouncilTom Martindale—Toledo, Ohiocommunity sentencing officerTreasure McKenziedirector, @Treasure13 Muskogee Bridges Out of Poverty—Muskogee, OklahomaD11Presentation Sessions 2:30 – 4:00 PMADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF POVERTYARTF!!#AddressPovertyahaprocess.com

Monday, September 24VFine Arts, Rural Students, and "Aha"OglethorpeStudy of the fine arts has generally been requiredfor a university degree since higher educationwas established in Western civilization. Using AFramework for Understanding Poverty early in afine arts survey class causes an awareness of selfin relation to the fine arts studied, and this seemsto engage students who might otherwise be disinterested. Join this animated breakout which willinclude singing, laughing, call and response, andself-reflecti

Under-Resourced College Students with Bethanie Tucker 2:15 -2:30 PM Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading, Reading by Age 5, Mr. Base Ten Invents Mathematics, and The Journey of Al and Gebra to the Land of Algebra with Bethanie Tucker Tactical Communications with Jodi Pfarr Day One Monday, September 24, 2018 Take this time to get your book or .