While NORWESCAP is the lead agency for the Circles ™ Initiative, it is truly a community model. A critical planning and implementation piece of the initiative is led by the Guiding Coalition. The Guiding Coalition is composed of community leaders, families who are striving to get out of poverty, elected and appointed officials and volunteers.
The group works to change the mindset and policies of its community with respect to poverty. In addition to regular meetings of Circles™, the Circle Leaders, Circle Allies and other interested community members come together at Weekly Community Meetings to provide support and networking for each other. The Guiding Coalition is responsible not only for the implementation of the initiative, but helps to ensure that the high impact strategy changes the mindset of the community.
Guiding Coalition members attend an orientation on the Circles Campaign and a series of workshops through the training of the Bridges Out of Poverty. If you are interested in becoming a Guiding Coalition member please review the Guiding
Coalition Job Description and download this document or contact Bruce Hayes at 908-454-7000, ext. 113 or circles@norwescap.org
