In March 2009, the Dayton Circles Campaign was launched!  There are many organizations, agencies, government entities and faith-based organizations involved in ending poverty in the Greater Dayton Area.  Currently there are three neighborhoods of Dayton that are organizing to launch a Getting Ahead Class.  There is a 30 person active Guiding Coalition and we have two remarkable Community Champions - John White and State Senator Fred Strayhorn. 

The first Getting Ahead Leadership Class will begin in June 2009 with weekly meetings beginning in September.  We are working diligently with all community partners to ensure that Dayton Circles is a success. 

If you are interested in joining the Campaign or would like to learn more about the initiative, please contact John White at john@thinktank-inc.org or (937) 219-4473.  

Dayton Circles has 20 low-income families that are working on building a plan to leave poverty for good!  They have started a 15 week leadership class that is helping them to assess where they are, where they have come from and where they are headed.  Through this process they will be able to assess the resources they have in their lives and the resources they need to get to prosperity.  This is where you come in!!  At the end of the 15 weeks, successful participants will be given the opportunity to be matched with Allies, good hearted people from the greater community who want to be in an intentional relationship across class, race and cultural lines, for a period of 18 months.  Each family is matched with 2-4 Allies and through building these relationships, they are exposed to informal resources and networks that lead to succes.

If you are interested in being an Ally, please contact John White at john@thinktank-inc.org or Tim Zecchini at tim@thinktank-inc.org