Bridges out of poverty: strategies for professionals and communities

Introduction

Definitions and resources

The role of language and story

Hidden rules among classes

Patterns in generational poverty

Role models and emotional resources

Support systems

Mentoring and bridging

Discipline, choices, and consequences

Resources and resiliency : internal assets

Improving the work performance : teaching what is needed to do the job

Creating relationships with people in poverty

Developing personal skills for working with people in poverty

Improving agency policies and internal processes

Improving interagency collaboration

Poverty culture, addiction, treatment, and recovery

Epilogue

Research notes

Appendix: Additive model.