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These notes are based upon Ruby Payne's book "A Framework for Understanding Poverty".

Ruby’s Key Points

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What does it mean to be poor?













Can you survive in Poverty?

Can you survive in the Middle Class?

Can you survive in Wealth?

Two things which help one move out of poverty are:

  1. Education
  2. Relationships
Four reasons one leaves poverty are:
  1. too painful to stay;
  2. vision or goal;
  3. key relationships;
  4. special talent/skill

Poverty and Resources

Poverty is the extent to which an individual does without resources.

The ability to leave poverty depends on many resources-not just financial.

What are the Necessary Resources?