Poverty reduction program leaves Wasatch County after losing state funding

Poverty reduction program leaves Wasatch County after losing state funding

Cody Martensen has had a saying written on his mirror for the past decade: “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” The motto fits for a man who overcame 21 years of substance abuse and regained custody of his children by joining Circles, a national poverty reduction program and support group run in Utah and Wasatch counties by Community Action Services and Food Bank.  Martensen is now the director of the program and sole staff mem…