Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Bridges Out of Poverty Author Leading Workshop on Link Between Poverty, Poor Health & Rising Health Care Costs

The public can sign up for workshops on either Friday or Saturday to learn about poverty.

On Friday, the St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative will offer a workshop on the link between poverty, poor health and rising health care costs and what can be done about it. This will be led by Terie Dreussi-Smith, co-author of the book "Bridges Out of Poverty." She's an expert in community alcohol and drug treatment and prevention.

 It will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (registration starts at 8 a.m.) at the St. Vincent de Paul Society building at 520 Crescent Ave., South Bend, Indiana.   Cost is $50 for materials, refreshments and lunch. For questions, contact Bonnie Bazata at sjcbridges@gmail.com or 574-339-1232.

On Saturday, Dreussi-Smith will lead a workshop as an introduction to Bridges Out of Poverty at the same time, place and price.

Register for either event at www.unitedwayec .org/nrn-workshops.htm

From the South Bend Tribune:

www.southbendtribune.com/news/sbt-poverty-workshops-planned-this-week-20120221,0,7543532.story

Further information about Bridges Out of Poverty can be found at:

www.bridgesoutofpoverty.com/workshops/desc/bridges.html


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