Inform USA Webinar - The "Unspoken Rules" of People Living In Poverty

Have you ever worked with a client or customer who owns the latest iPhone, video game system, and/ or name-brand clothing, but doesn’t “have” money for rent or food? Have you given a client a small list of tasks to do before the next meeting, and they continuously have been unsuccessful in doing them?

If you didn’t grow up in poverty, or haven’t lived in it, you may be unaware of the “hidden rules” that govern many aspects of life for those in it. People in poverty are often in survival mode, and support systems taken for granted in middle class and wealth are largely nonexistent.  This webinar is a brief, 1 hour overview of Bridges Out of Poverty concepts. Using the lenses of the individual, the community, and the institution, we will explore the hidden rules of economic classes, and how they impact the stability of an individuals’ life.

Participants can expect to:

1. Analyze poverty through the prism of the hidden rules of class, resources, and language
2. Explore the causes of poverty and barriers keeping individuals in poverty
3. Develop accurate mental models of poverty, middle class, and wealth
4. Gain the knowledge to be an agent of change