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Thriving Communities: Working Together to Move From Poverty to Prosperity for All

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.

Communities using dialogue-to-change progams to address poverty

Organizations and resources to help you learn more about poverty and to take action

Success Stories

Northern Idaho towns build on strengths, reduce poverty

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

‘Talk That Leads Somewhere’: Study Circles in Jackson, Minn.

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

Resources

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 )

Newsletter: Focus on Study Circles (Spring 2007) (Volume 18, Number 1 (2007))

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)

Newsletter: Focus on Everyday Democracy (Fall 2008) (Volume 19, Issue 2)

News Articles
November 4, 2008 | Moody County Enterprise | Flandreau, South Dakota Flandreau study circles on poverty seeking participants
October 30, 2008 | Moody County Enterprise | Flandreau, South Dakota Working to reverse poverty in Flandreau, S.D. Flandreau chosen to participate in poverty reduction program
October 29, 2008 | Starbuck Times | Starbuck, Minnesota Making Starbuck, Minn., a thriving community Community input sought at Horizons III kickoff Monday
October 15, 2008 | The Pine City Pioneer | Pine City, Minnesota Free food at Horizons kick-off The community is invited to a conversation about poverty on Oct. 23
October 12, 2008 | Yankton Press & Dakotan | Gayville, South Dakota Reducing poverty while creating connections Gayville, Volin Aim For Horizons
by Nathan Johnson
October 9, 2008 | Silver City Sun News | Silver City, New Mexico New Mexico community to tackle area poverty Volunteer group fights hunger in Grant County
by Holly Wise
September 14, 2008 | Great Falls Tribune | Great Falls, Montana MSU-GF to hold new discussion series
September 3, 2008 | Marshall County Journal | Eden, South Dakota Communities take on poverty this fall Eden-Roslyn In Horizons Project
August 27, 2008 | Mid-Iowa News | Boone, Iowa Iowa State University Extension promotes welfare
by Dan Wright
August 27, 2008 | Montana State University News Service | Melstone, Montana The little town that could Melstone residents are growing their city after years of dwindling population
by Carol Flaherty
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