Gather with Sarnia-Lambton residents and leaders to declare a commitment to local, healthy food, share ideas and discuss how to make this vision a reality.  Click on the poster below for full version.

by TARA JEFFREY of The Observer (click here for video) Friday's anti-poverty rally at Sarnia's city hall was an emotional event for Charlene Gordon. The single mother stood up and spoke to a large crowd about what it's like living in [...]

  By SHAWN JEFFORDS, THE OBSERVER Charlene Gordon says her journey out of poverty starts in the classroom. Gordon is a single mother and participant in Lambton County's Circles poverty reduction program. She spoke to a group of city leaders [...]

The Social Services Division of the County of Lambton received the Municipal Champions Award at the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) Learning Symposium in June 2010. Lambton Circles™ was honoured for its work towards reducing poverty while at the [...]

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Wendy Asher is Dean of Community Services at Lambton College. Wendy is both a Circle's Ally and member of the Guiding Coalition. Wendy has been involved since the inception of Circles and has become a champion for both Circles and [...]

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 [...]