Presenter: Jodi Pfarr

Tuesday,
August 15, 2006
Northfield Middle School map
Auditorium
2200 Division Street So.
Northfield, MN 55057
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Questions: Contact the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative at
507-664-3524 or email

Jodi Pfarr is a consultant for Catholic Charities, assisting program staff with skill development and program enhancement. She worked previously as the Manager of Transitional Housing, where she created programs for those coming out of a shelter or off the street. Ms. Pfarr is a critical debriefer for the St. Paul Police Department. She sits on the board of the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association. Ms. Pfarr also consults for aha! Process, providing training on poverty throughout Minnesota and nationwide.

Objectives of Training

• Develop an accurate mental model of generational poverty and explore the impact of poverty on those living in it
• Review research on the causes of poverty
• Explore the hidden rules of economic class
• Examine the impact of poverty on family structure
• Identify ways in which the information can be used to improve relationships and outcomes at individual, organizational, and community levels

Continuing Education

A certificate of attendance will be provided, along with a training syllabus.

In addition, CEUs for this training have already been secured from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). CEUs in additional fields are being applied for.

Registration Information

Early Bird Registration has been extended from July 15 to August 1: $15
Registration: $25 (after August 1)
Fee includes a boxed lunch
Class # 3995

Registration Options:

Class # 3995

Register Online
To find your class, put the number 3995 in the seach box and choose go.

Registration Form (pdf)
Return to:
Northfield Public Schools
Community Services Division
1651 Jefferson Parkway
Northfield, MN 55057
Fax: 507-664-3651

Phone in
Call 507-664-3649 (have your Visa or MasterCard ready)