What Happens?

• Community steering committee recruits facilitators and participants for Study Circles, community dialogue on poverty and prosperity; recruitment targets all parts of the community, especially those struggling to get by

• Facilitators attend a day of training

• Participants give 12 hours (six sessions) to understand poverty, develop ideas to reduce it and take action on at least one idea

• A few community members are trained to start tracking community progress using a community blog

Benefit to Community:

• At least 6 people with skills to lead a community dialogue and action process

• At least 30 people in the community who understand poverty, have a vision for a community without poverty, and ideas for action

• More people involved involved from all parts of the community

• Many practical ideas to help reduce poverty

• At least one idea becomes a plan and action

• Connection of facilitators to other communities

To move to Leadership PlentyR:

• Minimum number of Study Circles facilitators trained

• Minimum number of participants in Study Circles (For Rochester this figure is 8)

• Pre and post surveys completed action idea list submitted with one item complete

• 3 Leadership PlentyR trainers recruited

• Leadership PlentyR participant recruitment plan

• Community members track progress on poverty outcomes on blog