People in communities across America want to live in a place where they have the chance to thrive. This is true in all kinds of places: small towns, rural areas, urban neighborhoods, American Indian reservations, and others. We need to share our vision of what kind of community we want. We need to take action to change things so that we all can thrive.
Dialogue-to-change programs help people build the trusting relationships necessary for long-term change. People from diverse backgrounds and experiences develop trust, understand each other's experiences, and work together on solutions.
Tucked away among northern Idaho's wealthy, recreational hot spots sit rural towns struggling against poverty and for the preservation of their traditional values and small-town way of life. Enter the Horizons program. Read more
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Comprehensive Discussion Guide: Thriving Communities: Working together to move from poverty to prosperity for all
Spanish-Language Discussion Guide: COMUNIDADES PRÓSPERAS (Colaborando para ir de la pobreza a la prosperidad)
Newsletter: Focus on Study Circles (Spring 2006) (Volume 17, Number 1 )
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Spanish-Language Newsletter: Enfoque en los Círculos de Estudio (Primavera 2007, Volumen 18, Número 1)
Newsletter: Focus on Everyday Democracy (Spring 2008) (Volume 19, Issue 1)
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People in Jackson, a small southwestern Minnesota town, decided to do something about poverty. Residents worked together in study circles to find ways to fight poverty and help everyone thrive in their community. Read more
Thriving Communities: Working together to move from poverty to prosperity for all (2008)
COMUNIDADES PRÓSPERAS Colaborando para ir de la pobreza a la prosperidad (2006)
Focus on Study Circles (Spring 2006) Volume 17, Number 1 (2006)
Focus on Study Circles (Spring 2007) Volume 18, Number 1 (2007) (2007)
Enfoque en los Círculos de Estudio Primavera 2007, Volumen 18, Número 1 (2007)
Focus on Everyday Democracy (Spring 2008) Volume 19, Issue 1 (2008)
Focus on Everyday Democracy (Fall 2008) Volume 19, Issue 2 (2008)
Focus on Everyday Democracy (Spring 2009) Volume 20, Issue 1 (2009)
Iowa State Extension Program: Welcome We Help (2009)
Iowa State Extension Program: Woodbine Elementary (2009)
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