Nearly 90 people gathered at the North Richmond Neighborhood Resource Center at 1305 Clay Street in Richmond to learn about the Attack Poverty program in Fort Bend County at the Central Fort Bend Chamber’s monthly membership breakfast. The monthly event, Breakfast in the Bend, attracted business owners, elected officials and community leaders to network and hear information on what the non-profit organization, Attack Poverty, does in the community and how the group partners with businesses to make a difference.
Richard Logan, the Founder and CEO of Attack Poverty presented how the organization works systematically within specific neighborhoods to break the cycle of generational poverty. “I’ve learned that the provision of stuff does not eradicate poverty. It’s much deeper and complex. Generational poverty involves broken relationships,” says Logan. He went over the three and a half mile radius in North Richmond the group works tirelessly to support. Logan also showed numbers of those living below the poverty line in Fort Bend County, and explained our country as a whole is number two in child poverty worldwide. In Fort Bend County more than 55,900 people live below the U.S. poverty line. But Logan says instead of focusing on vulnerabilities and needs, Attack Poverty works on capacity and empowerment through after school programs, GED preparation and financial literacy. He wants to expand the knowledge of the program, and work with community members and business owners who are willing to help. “The philanthropy in Fort Bend County is incredible. But, there are people whose voices aren’t getting out. We want the whole county to prosper,” says Logan.
For more information on Attack Poverty, visit their website:
For more information about Breakfast in the Bend, contact Lisa McGarity at 281-342-5464 or email lmcgarity@cfbca.org.
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