marinette’s “getting ahead” (ga) by st vincent de paul, united way & goodwill “getting...
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Marinette’s “Getting Ahead” (GA) bySt Vincent de Paul, United Way & Goodwill
“Getting Ahead” helps Investigators create the motivation and the personal power to build a plan for change & improvement
The personal plans built in GA become the focal point for an ongoing support following graduation.
The HistoryOf Bridges Work
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In the last 4-5 years Marinette community held a Poverty Summit which used the Bridges constructs, as well a Poverty Simulation.
Appendix 1 (continued)
What happens in Getting Ahead? A group of 6–12 meet for a kitchen-table
learning experience. Use a model for learning structure. 16-20 sessions, held once or twice a week. Each session takes about three hours. Investigators receive Fuel Only cards for
their work. Community support of meals, gas,
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Getting Ahead is different because: Investigators are recognized as a
problem solver. Investigators ideas and information
are needed. No one decides anything for the
investigators or tells them what to do. No one will do for the investigators what
they can do for themselves. No one will “teach”; Investigators do the
learning.
Appendix 1 (continued)
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Investigators get to…
explore and analyze the themes of their own lives; assess their resources; make their own arguments for change build their own future stories; make their own choices; enjoy the power that comes from solving problems and
controlling their own life; make concrete plans to economic stability and
resources; become skillful at using the hidden rules of class to
build resources and navigate systems; and prepare themselves to take a seat at the decision
making tables in their community.
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Empowerment! Just do it! Most helpful!
MM’s put things in perspective, opened my eyes to reality and what needs to be done
Put resources together so that we can START the action!
All helpful in one way or another
Easy to Understand
Interactions, discussions and class participation were the most helpful to me.
Learned step by step planning and how to use our resources – looked at all options!
All was very useful!
Marinette Investigators
Marinette Outcome Results
Of the 10 graduates, all created a plan of action 1 moved to where she had employment 1 finished college and got a job as a LPN - continuing 2 began college – husband and wife; the wife rec’d
custody of her child due to positive growth in her life 2 got a job and 1 of them received her GED a month
after graduation 1 is finishing her 2 year degree – secured child care 1 couple working w/Greenpath to be debt free in 3
yrs 1 couple had a child and secured assistance for child
END POVERTY
THROUGH SYSTEMIC CHANGE
OUR VISION
Transforming Lives...Ending poverty through systemic change
…. One Person One Neighborhood One Community at a time