The United States has always had vulnerabilities in the rental housing market that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and revealed. Join us on November 17, 2021, for a research seminar that will examine what we’ve learned from the administration of emergency rental relief and evaluate universal vouchers as a long-term solution for increasing housing security among renters.
The event will feature presentations by researchers at Federal Reserve Banks on disparities across income and ethnicity in home ownership, as well as the latest research on mortgage forbearance, refinancing, and mortgage prepayment.
Access to child care and other forms of care is critical to people’s ability to participate in the workforce, but too often, it is not available or affordable to match the need. Join the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on November 18 for a Fed Listens event focused on the role of care in supporting labor force participation and the economic recovery from COVID-19.
This event hosted by the New York Fed will feature leaders, from all sectors of the food system, who are investing in and deploying market-based solutions and interventions to help ensure that everyone has access to healthy and affordable food, one of the most critical determinants of health.
Join us on December 2 for a Connecting Communities® webinar discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities and the entities serving them in 2021.
The next session of the 2021 Rural Policy Summit will be held on December 8. This session will be a roundtable discussion on how nonprofit organizations and foundations have supported rural regions in adapting to and engaging in economic transitions.
As part of its mission to support tribal economic prosperity, Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis conducts and supports policy-relevant research on key questions that matter for Indian Country. We invite you to join us on December 9–10 for an open discussion of these questions at CICD’s first annual research summit.
The financial health of many local communities is often directly tied to the success of so-called eds and meds in the region. Join the Philadelphia Fed for a virtual event exploring the impacts of higher education and healthcare on local and regional economies.
Join this Connecting Communities® webinar for a discussion on Enterprise Capital and the ways it can increase the effectiveness of philanthropic and nonprofit efforts to advance racial and economic equity.
The sixth and final session of the 2021 Rural Policy Summit will be held on January 14, 2022. This session will be a roundtable discussion on Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry and policies that can help support our farmers and agricultural producers and processors in the coming years.
Please join the Minneapolis Fed for the launch of the Regional Housing Affordability Dashboard, developed in partnership with the Itasca Project.
Conversations on Equity is a speaker series featuring national thought leaders working to build awareness of obstacles to economic equity. On Feb. 2, join Bill Rodgers, director of the St. Louis Fed’s Institute for Economic Equity, for a conversation with Liz Shuler, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
This free virtual event will provide you with information and resources about changes in the workplace and the implications for students as they prepare for the labor force. A related resource guide and certificate of participation will be provided to attendees following the event.
Decisions about education and training are complicated, especially given the uncertainty in the labor market. On February 8, join the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to explore how the future of work is changing human capital decisions and what skills will be needed in the economy of tomorrow.
Investing in entrepreneurs represents the best chance for rural economies to thrive in the future. Join the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for this conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing rural entrepreneurs and the organizations that assist them.
and data can inform and bolster work supporting an equitable economic recovery for communities.
The childcare system faces a myriad of challenges that have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This session explores the definition of “quality” child care, ongoing challenges and tradeoffs for providers and parents, and potential solutions.
In recognition of Black History Month, join us as in exploring the growth of Black banks in the South and Midwest during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Kansas City Fed historian and executive writer, Tim Todd, will walk us through how these banks played a crucial role in establishing both economy opportunity and social equity […]
This session will include insights from research on the cost of providing high-quality early care and education (ECE), the challenges low- to moderate-income families face in paying for it, and racial and ethnic equity for families and ECE providers. Findings from focus group discussions with parents of young children and ECE providers will also be discussed.
Registration is coming soon for Reimagine, Reinvest, Rebuild, the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. The 2022 conference will be held March 15-17, and for the first time, the entire program will be online.
Registration is coming soon for Reimagine, Reinvest, Rebuild, the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. The 2022 conference will be held March 15-17, and for the first time, the entire program will be online.
