Atd Fourth World Movement Inc

Activities with children and families atd fourth worlds first step is to reach out and build relationships with people whose lives are most impacted by the injustices of poverty and with them form an active community. With a solid local grounding and community partnerships through programs such as story garden and festivals of arts and learning, we regularly engage with people experiencing poverty and support their aspirations for their children. Story gardens in new mexico and new york provide spaces for learning, outreach, and relationship- building, using art to cultivate relationships with families, organizations, and schools. Festivals of arts and learning, held in story garden locations in new york, are annual celebrations that foster creativity, talent, collaborative learning, and encounters between people of different backgrounds and cultures. Relationships between atd fourth world staff and members with direct experience of poverty are not limited to interactions during our programs: atd fourth world team members are engaged daily in building friendships and relationships of trust with people who persistently experience poverty. Whether visiting individuals in their homes or spending time with them on the phone, our local teams keep close contact with members experiencing poverty and difficulties. Atd fourth world activists who are long-time participants and partners collaborate to reach out to and build relationships with others deeply impacted by poverty, beginning a new cycle and creating new programs. The thoughts and expertise of atd fourth world members with experiences of poverty and injustice help design or inspire our programs. In new york city, a member with direct experiences of poverty serves on the facilitation team of various participatory programs such as the atd fourth world nyc evaluation planning work or the fourth world peoples university. In new mexico, the new stronger together advocacy group was directly inspired by two long-term atd fourth world activists with experience of poverty who wanted to see a space for adults to come together to share their experiences and difficulties, encourage each other, and build a collective voice. Their vision is to advocate directly for the community changes that would make the biggest positive difference for families impacted by poverty and exclusion.