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2 people are interested
Be a friend to a family in poverty!
ORGANIZATION: SHARE- Circles Upstate SC
Please visit the new page to apply.
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2 people are interested
Do you have friendships that are longer than 18 months?
Do you have friends that call you for advice or a listening ear often?
Do you have friends you see at least twice a month?
This is what being an Ally to someone in poverty is! Offering your friendship and unique skills at least twice a month to an individual working hard to exit poverty!
Circles is a national initiative that seeks to involve our communities in ending the cycle of poverty.
Participants are called Circle Leaders, and volunteers are called Allies. After both groups receive training, two Allies are matched with every Circle Leader. These intentional friendships are the foundation of the Circles model. Circle Leaders set their own goals and volunteers provide them with support and guidance. As an Ally, your job is to listen, ask questions, and make suggestions. You’ll help Circle Leaders use their unique gifts and skills to reach their goals, and Circle Leaders will help you better understand poverty in your community.
LEADERS & ALLIES COMMIT TO
> Building a friendship
> Attending meetings regularly
> Being open to new perspectives
> Being honest
> Trusting the process even when it’s challenging
HOW IT WORKS
> All participants and volunteers receive training
> Circle Leaders set goals, and Allies support Leaders as they meet their goals
> Circle Leaders and Allies gather for weekly large group meetings (minimum twice a month)
> Monthly sessions engage community leaders in the work of poverty reduction
> Most families achieve financial stability around the 18-month mark
> Victories and milestones are celebrated together
> Friendships formed in the group last a lifetime
For more information go to www.CirclesUpstateSC.org or
email Bruce Forbes at SHARE at bforbes@sharesc.org or 864-269-0700.
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About SHARE- Circles Upstate SC
Location:
254 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607, US
Mission Statement
Circles empowers families to exit poverty by providing them with training, tools, resources, and most importantly relationships, that help them overcome barriers and achieve financial success. Circles reduces poverty! It’s about intentional relationships across income lines. While middle-income and high-income families enjoy networks of support through their jobs, schools, and neighborhoods, families living in poverty rarely develop such contacts. Many who live in poverty are hardworking and motivated, so when a circle of support forms around them, advice is offered, contacts are shared, and the fears that keep people in poverty start to disappear.
Description
Circles Upstate SC is a chapter of CirclesUSA and lays under the umbrella of SHARE. SHARE is a non-profit Community Action Agency that provides a wide range of services to low and moderate-income residents in upstate South Carolina.
In America, there is a service delivery network of over 1000 Community Action Agencies that mobilize and build capacity for a better quality of life in low-income families and in low-wealth neighborhoods. National Award for Excellence. Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc. (SHARE), charter recipient of the National Award for Excellence in Community Action, is the local Community Action Agency for Greenville, Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties in South Carolina.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home4605 BELTON HIGHWAYAnderson, SC 29621
DATE POSTED
February 7, 2023
SKILLS
- Budgeting
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Professional Development
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 30
- Orientation or Training
- 2-3 hours a week (at least 2 weeks a month)