OUTREACH
Seeing Through a Different Lens
At JTVF, we know that grantmaking alone isn’t enough. Lasting change requires greater awareness, understanding, and a shared commitment across our community.
Through our Different Lens program, we stand alongside our grantees by helping to illuminate the lived experiences of low-income families in our region.
For some, life in poverty is an abstract concept; for others, it’s a daily reality. Different Lens invites individuals from all sectors to see our community more clearly — to better understand the barriers many families face, and to imagine how we might work together to create lasting, equitable solutions.
POVERTY
101
POVERTY
ESCAPE
ROOM
Poverty 101 Sessions explore the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
The Poverty Escape Room encourages participants to experience barriers, stressors, and realities faced daily by people living in the crisis of poverty.
CLIFF EFFECT
ESCAPE ROOM
COACHES
NETWORK
Navigate the unexpected barriers that come with wage increases and learn how the cliff effect impacts both employees and businesses.
Provides support, networking opportunities and resources for professionals who navigate alongside those who experience poverty.
Poverty 101 Sessions explore the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
The Poverty Escape Room encourages participants to experience barriers, stressors, and realities faced daily by people living in the crisis of poverty.
Navigate the unexpected barriers that come with wage increases and learn how the cliff effect impacts both employees and businesses.
Provides support, networking opportunities and resources for professionals who navigate alongside those who experience poverty.
Upcoming Events
Our outreach events will return in 2025. Stay tuned!
Outreach
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Help Us Welcome Our New President and CEO Jacqui Dietrich
The John T. Vucurevich Foundation is pleased to announce that Jacqui Dietrich will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 2024. Dietrich succeeds Alan Solano who brought the foundation through the COVID-19 pandemic and...
JTVF Retires Emerging Leaders Program
We’re passing on our potion recipe for Emerging Leaders! Through 5 cohorts, the Emerging Leaders Program fueled the growth of leaders in our community. Through workshops on poverty, trauma, and Lakota culture and collaborative projects, over 140 participants gained...
“We know that people cannot just ‘pull themselves up by their bootstraps’. This is our way of encouraging our community to better understand our neighbors and foster broad participation in community solutions.”
-Alan Solano, John T. Vucurevich Foundation President and CEO