The public is invited to attend a forum on "Piece by Piece: Moving People Out of Poverty," on Oct. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the White Salmon Pioneer Center.
Guest speaker will be Donna Beegle.
Beegle grew up in poverty, quit school, married at 15, and at 25 was a single mother of two with no job skills. After paying rent, she was left with $13 and a few food stamps each month. Dinner was often a spoon of peanut butter. Evictions and utility shut-offs were a way of life.
Overwhelmed, she couldn't see her way out.
After enrolling in a life-skills program at her local community action agency, Beegle began to transform her life, piece by piece. Today, she has a doctorate degree in educational leadership and is a dynamic public speaker, discussion leader, trainer and author. Through her own remarkable story and insights, she inspires action to help people climb out of poverty.
Beegle is currently president of Communication Across Barriers, a consulting firm devoted to improving relationships and opportunities.
Her seminar helps people understand the culture of poverty. It includes a test of generational poverty survival skills, with questions.
She advocates building partnerships, creating support systems and eliminating barriers so that people in poverty can succeed.
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