You don't want to miss this chance to see Circles in action as a CBS crew follows the story of an Ohio Circle Leader as she gets a new job, connects with a Circle Ally and attends a weekly [...]

  By CATHY DOBSON, The Observer   Leaders of a unique anti-poverty initiative in Sarnia-Lambton say the Circles program has helped six people beat poverty and become self-sufficient. Five graduated from Lambton College this spring and one is a labourer's [...]

  Warden's Award of Excellence:  Gayle Montgomery (Circles Coordinator) & Mary Lou Robb (Circles Caseworker) – Implementation of the Circles Model of Poverty Reduction Warden's Award of Excellence:  Gayle Montgomery and Mary Lou Robb have worked tirelessly to bring the [...]

Gayle was interviewed on CBC Radio 1 on March 26, 2010.  You can listen to it below.   [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Readers have been asking how individuals profiled in the five-part Circles series concluding today have fared. Following is a rundown: * Crystal Fach was featured in part one Thursday. She has been sober for more than three years and again [...]

Editor’s note: This is the last in a five-part series about the Circles Poverty Reduction Strategy and the participants whose life it is changing.   by Shawn Jeffords Scott Miller isn’t a beach person. The co-founder of the Circles Poverty [...]

POVERTY: Circles builds on personal contacts by Shawn Jeffors Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series about the Circles Poverty Reduction Strategy and the participants whose life it is changing. Lambton County is the first Canadian municipality [...]

by SHAWN JEFFORDS (link to article) Toronto might be able to learn a thing or two from Sarnia-Lambton about battling poverty. Just a month after the official launch here of the Circles poverty reduction strategy, Metro Toronto Literacy wants to [...]

POVERTY: Anti-poverty program first in Canada by Shawn Jeffords (article link) Editor's note:This is the first in a five-part series about the Circles Poverty Reduction Strategy and the participants whose lives it is changing. Lambton County is the first Canadian [...]