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“Below the Line: Working with People in Poverty”

  • Child Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes - Main Office 482 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY, 14424 United States (map)

Join us for the February Virtual Lunch & Learn with Jonathan Davis from Project Harmony CAC.

Description

This training supports participants in gaining insight helpful to working with those who live in poverty. This session discusses strategies to increase skills and knowledge related to the culture of poverty, raise our individual and group awareness about biases as it relates to poverty, and enhance the understanding of children and families to assist in strengthening interactions.

Objectives

Learners will:

  • Learn the differences between generational and situational poverty

  • Know the hidden rules behind patterns in poverty, middle class, and wealth

  • Understand the differences and impact of language between poverty and middle class

  • Gain strategies for building relationships with families experiencing poverty

Registration

Email Sara at sara@cacfingerlakes.org to register.