Board of Governors
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Recognizing the realities of healthcare cost on retirement planning
Most people want to retire to pursue other interests or when they reach normal retirement age. But life events often play a role.
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Centering tribal values to improve prosperity in Native American communities
By centering their traditional values in their economies and ways of life, many Native communities in the United States are making progress towards higher levels of prosperity.
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Enabling inclusion: How a global pandemic helped create workplaces that work for all
Find out how to apply COVID-19 learnings to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
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![[Watch] The Economic Well Being of US Households in 2021](https://fedcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SHED-Cover.gif?w=1232)
[Watch] The Economic Well Being of US Households in 2021
In this webinar, Federal Reserve experts discuss how families fared in 2021 across a range of dimensions including how parents fared through the pandemic, employment outcomes, retirement decisions, and broader family finances. Watch on demand.
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Exploring student loan alternatives and postsecondary financing innovations
Many students take on debt to pay for postsecondary education and training, but other options are available. Here’s what experts told us at a recent conference.
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on workforce entities [2021]
Workforce development and job service entities experienced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost all reporting disruptions in 2021. Here’s what survey data tells us.
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Supporting entrepreneurship for rural economic development
Entrepreneurs are the life blood of a community’s economy. Investing in and supporting entrepreneurship ecosystems can lead to the growth of additional entrepreneurial activity in a community.
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[Watch] Investing in Rural Prosperity: Framework for Advancing Economic Prosperity
In this webinar, get to know a framework for advancing shared economic prosperity in rural communities across the United States. Watch on demand.
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on communities and the entities serving them [2021]
The spread of COVID-19 and the many efforts to slow it are impacting communities throughout the nation. To best respond to this crisis, information is needed about the scope and scale of challenges in various communities. This report offers findings of a survey designed to collect information on the effects of COVID-19 on low- to…
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Perspectives from Main Street: COVID-19’s continued impact on low- to moderate-income communities [2020]
Throughout 2020, the Federal Reserve surveyed nonprofits, financial institutions, government agencies, and other community organizations to understand the effects of COVID-19 on low- to moderate-income communities and the entities serving them. Here’s what they found.