A national model of inclusive community building, leadership development, training and empowerment
A “go to” organization for best practices and community education to end poverty
A collaborative partnership between and among University of Idaho Extension, Community Action Partnership and the Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude and hundreds of partners known and unknown throughout the Northwest >> read more
Part of a bold new strategy to engage the community in helping families move out of poverty, children to succeed in school and for community to work together to come up with solutions to systemic barriers that keep people in poverty. This Initiative is a high-impact strategy to alleviate poverty that is working in communities across the United States.
The Pipeline to end poverty was created as a local "cradle to grave" approach to end poverty. This comprehensive approach has been adapted from the "Bridges Continuum" designed by Phil DeVol of aha! Process, Inc. and Scott Miller of Move the Mountain, Inc.
The goal is to ensure no one "slips through the cracks" or ever has the opportunity to fall behind from the start so they are able to achieve their goals for a quality life full of resources, relationships and meaning.
