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An Anti-poverty Workshop Is Coming To Sarnia.

The free information session, open to the public, will be held May 28 at Living Hope Christian Reformed Church at 1281 Exmouth St. from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

It's being sponsored by the Poverty Reduction Network of Sarnia-Lambton.

A national plan called Dignity for All: A National Anti-Poverty Plan for Canada, has been by created by Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty over the last five years, and its content will be presented at the two-hour session.

Leading the workshop are...

Squaring the Circle: Helping individuals break free of poverty

Marco Vigliotti

Renee Flynn knows all too well how difficult it can be to escape the vicious cycle of poverty.

Born into what she calls "generational poverty," Flynn was kicked out of her alcoholic mother's house at the age of 16 and fell in with a rough crowd, leading to drug experimentation and a string of abusive relationships.

But, she also knows there's a way out.

Flynn credits the local community support program Circles for helping turn her life around and fulfilling a dream this summer of...

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Leaders from three Ontario communities in Sarnia next week for training

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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

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...