In a matter of months beginning in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic erased a decade of economic progress. It exposed existing economic and health inequities faced by lower-income people and people of color. Millions of people—some for the very first time—experienced unemployment, housing instability, and other economic hardships.

Two years later, as people have been returning to work and the economy begins to expand, the community development field—including the financial, government, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors—has an opportunity to collectively advance policies and actions that support an inclusive and equitable recovery.

The 2022 Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series is focused on supporting an inclusive recovery. Each seminar in the series presents research illuminating an issue critical to our economy. Presenters discuss how the community development field can use these findings to support a recovery that benefits everyone.