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Leaders from three Ontario communities in Sarnia next week for training
Posted on Monday, September 09, 2013 12:00 AM
Officials with Lambton County Circles will host representatives from three Ontario communities next week in an effort to expand the groundbreaking anti-poverty initiative.
"We're just thrilled," said Gayle Montgomery, Circles coordinator and national recruiter for the program. "It gives us a chance to really showcase the community and everything that has happened to us in the last four years."
Ten staff members from various agencies will be in Sarnia for the in-depth training, taking place...
Lambton County Circles Staff to Train Other Ontario Communities
Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2013 12:00 AM
18 months after being designated the National Training Site for the Canadian Circles® Campaign, Lambton County Circles® staff will be training representatives from three Ontario communities on the exiting poverty strategy. 10 staff from various agencies will be in Sarnia September 9-12 to learn from Lambton's experience.
The training will be delivered in classroom during the day and off site at each of the three Circles® weekly dinners in the evenings. The guests will have the opportunity to meet...
Lambton County initiative proving successful
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 12:00 AM
By Tara Jeffrey, Sarnia Observer | Link
Four years after its humble beginnings in Sarnia-Lambton, the Circles program is set to expand across southwestern Ontario.
"We have three sites in our region that are very close to launching," said program coordinator Gayle Montgomery, who is now a national recruiter for the Circles Canadian Campaign.
"It's exciting - it really is a great credit to Sarnia-Lambton as a caring community, how successful the initiative has been, and to our local municipal government...
Personal Attention Reduces Poverty
Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Circles, a national program for helping families get out of poverty, taps an underused resource: middle-class support groups By Phuong Ly