For a variety of Savannah-area businesses, entry-level employees are key to overall operations.

“They’re critical to giving the patient the type of care they expect,” said Paul P. Hinchey, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler.

An overriding question for St. Joseph’s/Candler, other businesses and the employees themselves is how can they live on those wages.

StepUp Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative works to bring area businesses to the table to try to break the city’s chronic cycle of poverty.

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Step Up will be having our next Poverty Simulation April 23, 2008. It is will be held 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. in the Harborside Center of the Hyatt Hotel. To register, please contact the Step Up office at 912-644-6439. Please note that there is a limited amount of spots available during registration so sign up as quickly as possible. Thanks. 

The Step Up Healthcare Action Team meeting will be held at 3:30pm, Tuesday, April 22 at Memorial Health in Conference Room A. For more information, please contact Diane Weems at 356-2897.

The Step Up Communications Team Meeting is scheduled to meet 9a.m., April 17th at SEDA. For more information, please contact Betsy Yates at 912-819-8139.

The Step Up Resident Team Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 16th at 6pm. For more information, you may contact the Step Up Office at 912-644-6420.

The Step Up Workforce Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 16th, 2pm at The Housing Authority of Savannah. For more information, you may contact Melanie Smith at (912) 443-5883.

The Step Up Dependent Care Action Team Meeting will be held Thursday, April 16th at 8:30am at GA Power. For more information, you may contact Beth Parr at 912-236-4226.

The Step Up Education Action Team Meeting is scheduled to meet 3 p.m.-5 p.m., April 15th at the Bull Street Public Library. For more information, please contact Gwedolyn Jordan at 912-656-9662.

The Transportation Action Team Meeting will be held 10:30am-noon, Friday, April 11th. For more information, you may contact Lee Grimes at 912-447-9715.

The Step Up Asset Building Team Meeting will be held Thursday, April 10th, at 3pm. For more information, you may contact Edward Chisolm at (912) 447-5577.