Until It's Gone: Ending Poverty in Our Nation, in Our Lifetime

by Scott C. Miller

The poverty rate in the United States has not dropped significantly since 1965. And if we continue to expect government and social services to take care of poverty without the help of individuals, nothing is likely to change. That's why the Circles Campaign has captured the imaginations of people of conscience across the United States, including educators, social workers, community organizers, faith leaders, business leaders, and politicians. The Circles Campaign is an action plan that brings together the best efforts and resources of individuals, organizations, communities, and government in a program proven to raise people out of poverty. Until It's Gone shows you how Praise for Until It's Gone : 'To achieve community sustainability, we must address issues of economic justice, which can occur only when there are relationships of mutual respect among the classes. The process that Scott Miller identifies to allow those relationships to develop is pure genius.' -- Ruby K. Payne, PhD , author of the bestselling A Framework for Understanding Poverty 'Scott Miller offers us practical hope that we can end--not just reduce--poverty through a change in the ways we think and respond.' -- Vicki Robin , co-author of the bestselling Your Money or Your Life and co-founder of Conversation Cafés

Genres: Nonfiction

168 pages, Paperback

First published October 2, 2007

About the author

Scott C. Miller is the CEO & Founder of Circles USA, a nonprofit dedicated to ending poverty in our lifetime.

Through his work at Circles USA and it's think tank, Circles Designs he works to inspire and equip today's leaders to create REAL social change.

Reviews

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outlines the problems of a non-diverse society, where we all tend to know and get to know those with like income, additudes, race and ethnic background. It also is based upon the notion that we all had help to get where we are today (we did not do it solely by ourselves). This book outlines a method for each of us to expand the diversity of those in your daily world, and the importance of reaching out and providing empathy and coaching to those in poverty that desire to get out of poverty. An interesting read. Scot Miller, the author, is planning on moving to Albuquerque in the near future.

[Megan Fackenthal · Rating 4 out of 5]

An inspiring book filled with great ideas and great resources for individuals and groups wanting to take steps to end poverty by the year 2050. Key ideas: it will be through relationship and shared knowledge that poverty will be ended, governments can be influenced to help but will not be the main solution, and transformation will start when individual attitudes towards money and the poor change. This is a great book for anyone who is just getting started working with an organization focused on helping the less fortunate or who is thinking about starting such a group.

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made me want to get out there and DO something... a feeling that always gets lost among the daily chores of life. I really loved the idea that poverty is totally fixable - an idea that makes me feel both optimistic and pessimistic. Optimistic because it CAN be done, but pessimistic because it's going to take a societal paradigm shift of epic proportions to make it happen. But all great changes start somewhere, right?

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another poverty book. Good discussion of the circle program to help people bridge out of poverty. This is more of the practical book compared to the Bridges our of Poverty book that focuses more on theory.