Understanding Poverty - Online Training Series - 4-day event

Most of the training on poverty is conducted by people who have not lived it. Dr. Beegle brings an insider perspective - as well as 30 years of working in all 50 states - to break poverty barriers. In this series of four trainings, she shares her unique insights along with a foundational understanding of poverty and its impacts on our neighbors.

The four sessions that make up this training series, include:

Session 1: From Migrant Labor Worker to Doctorate: What Worked? (Tuesday, Jan. 19, 3:00-4:30 pm)
Session 2: Shattering the Myths - Removing Stereotypes that Get in the Way of Making a Difference (Thursday, Jan. 21, 3:00-4:30 pm)
Session 3: Defining the Many Types of Poverty, Examining Their Impacts, and Providing the Tools for Meeting People Where They Are (Tuesday, Jan. 26, 3:00-4:30 pm)
Session 4: Understanding Poverty and the Added Impacts of the Current Pandemic (Thursday, Jan. 28, 3:00-4:30 pm)

You do not need to attend all 4 sessions to benefit from this training, but it is highly recommended that you attend as many as possible.

Learn what others from your community have to say about this training series

"I got more information about poverty and how to properly and respectfully address those who are in the crisis of poverty. This will help me and my team overcome myths and work towards a more humane way to support and help people navigate the multiple systems."
"It's always good to be aware of what our students and families are dealing with on a daily basis. This training provided more insight into the infamous "why." I love that Dr. Beegle provided her own experiences to help bring a human voice to this epidemic."
"Everyone does not start off the same. I am changing the way I do things. This has changed my life!"
"I work with a variety of different of people who are surviving varying degrees of poverty. I now have a clearer understanding how my work with them impacts how they see themselves and how they pursue their goals."
"I learned that I need to start asking (and listening to) my clients and those who come for our services about their story instead of judging and placing blame on them for the crisis they currently live in."

See Poverty...Be the Difference

Redwood Community Services has offered to purchase copies of Dr. Beegle's book: See Poverty...Be the Difference: Discovering the Missing Pieces for Working with People in Poverty. This book provides an authentic opportunity for gaining a foundation, rooted in lived experience and research, for understanding poverty and addressing its impacts. It is designed to shatter stereotypes with facts about poverty and to provide concrete tools and ideas for creating programs and systems that are responsive to the needs of people living in poverty conditions. Please use it as a tool to help you be the missing piece and truly make a difference for students and families who live in poverty.

To claim your copy, just check the box on the registration form and provide us with a mailing address. You have to attend one session in this series to receive your book.

Hosted by Redwood Community Services

"Redwood Community Services is pleased to be partnering with Dr Donna Beegle and Communication Across Barriers to provide this training series focused on understanding poverty and those we serve. Our most vulnerable community members are often struck by poverty. We have seen that by increasing our understanding of what poverty looks like for our community and exploring our own biases and judgments we can better connect with those needing our services and help them feel welcomed, respected and supported. I encourage you to attend with an open heart and thank you for your role in caring for our community."

~ Victoria Kelly, Redwood Community Services CEO

About Dr. Donna M. Beegle

Donna Beegle grew up in generational poverty and left school at 15 to get married. At 25, she found herself divorced with two children, little education, and few marketable job skills. At age 26, she earned her GED at Mt. Hood Community College. She went on to study poverty, communication, and education and--within 10 short years--received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Dr. Beegle combines her lived experiences of poverty with 30 years of research and work in all 50 states, to create inclusive, responsive environments that promote lifelong success.