Cross-Class Collaboration for Action on Poverty and Inequity

Cross Class Training in Lebanon, November 2023

There are so many important conversations happening about poverty and inequality in the Upper Valley, but how often do we get to have them as peers in an intentionally cross-class space?

Over the past two years, a group of partners has introduced Cross-Class Collaboration for Action on Poverty and Inequity as a training program for building collaboration across differences of status, power, class, race, and more. The program includes at least one day-long training each year. We also support people who are interested in facilitating deeper conversation about the roots of inequities with additional training and guidance as they host small group discussions in their communities.

Cross Class Collaboration Partners

This Cross Class Collaboration Program is supported by Dartmouth Health, LISTEN Community Services, Public Health Council of the Upper Valley, the Upper Valley Haven, Vital Communities, and Willing Hands.

Building a Stronger Upper Valley

This program is for people who are involved in health and human services – as professionals, direct service providers, peer leaders, community leaders, and program participants.  The goal is to collaborate effectively with each other, across differences of status, power, class, race, and more, to take effective action within their roles to alleviate poverty and inequity. 

Often those who are most impacted by a problem have the best insight into how to address it, but just as often, those people are not at the decision-making table. It is crucial that we can come together across differences to benefit from all the perspectives, wisdom, skills and resources in our communities, in ways that leave everyone feeling respected, appreciated, and connected. 

As I do more and more work with people in our communities who have experienced health inequities and want to be able to live their best lives here in the Upper Valley, I am convinced this training is the logical next step to help us address the individual and systemic barriers that currently exist.

Next Training on December 9, 2024

That’s why we are inviting you to our Cross-Class Collaboration for Action on Poverty and Inequity, a day-long conversation on these conversations, so that we can build collaboration across differences of status, power, class, race, and more. We invite community organizers, peer leaders, service providers, nonprofit leaders, and anyone who is interested in taking action on poverty and inequality to join us!

In this day-long training, we will build a shared understanding together of how poverty and inequality work at individual, community and systemic levels – not only how people act and why, but also how community patterns, organizational policies, and government structures can constrain choices and keep inequalities in place. We’ll explore tools for addressing inequality in all our different roles in the community, and for collaborating to have a positive impact greater than we could have separately.

Monday, December 9, 9 am to 4 pm
Hypertherm, 71 Heater Road, Lebanon, NH
Free to Attend, Lunch Provided

Registering

Register Here 
Registration Deadline: November 27 (all applications after 11/27 will be put on a waiting list)

• For larger organizations, we invite you to sign up a team of 3-4 folks (ideally 1-2 front line/peer leaders, 1 direct service provider, 1 senior leadership). For others, we welcome you as single participants.
• Even if you cannot make this date, you can still fill out the registration link to be put on the waitlist for a future training date!