Opportunity Works’ Vision: 

In our community people are self-sufficient and do not live in conditions of poverty.  Our community is a place where we take responsibility and work together to ensure that each person has the assets, support and opportunity to be self-sufficient.

Opportunity Works’ Mission: 

To facilitate a movement that creates a community where poverty is temporary and infrequent.

Our strategy to reduce conditions of poverty:

Help people build human, social and financial assets.

The role of Opportunity Works

• Connect people and groups to implement a plan to reduce poverty.
• Facilitate solutions that help people build assets
• Serve as a catalyst and evaluator
• Build a movement

The Role of the Policy Council:

• Being a “beacon” for the long-term focus on the reduction of poverty.
• Persistently raising awareness on issues of poverty and opportunity.
• Serving as the process and implementation champion.
• Monitoring progress of other community teams.
• Keeping the process moving and the plan alive for the next decade to result in the reduction of poverty.

For more information: click here to download an Opportunity Works brochure