Opportunity Occupations: Pathways to Success
2021-06-02 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago)
Which jobs pay above the national median wage but don’t require a bachelor’s degree? Where can these jobs be found and how can students prepare for them? Learn more about opportunity occupations, workforce development, and lessons and personal finance resources to support middle and high school students in this ECONnections webinar. Those who attend will receive a certificate of participation. This webinar is free but registration is required by Monday, May 31.

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Racism and the Economy: Focus on Entrepreneurship
2021-06-02 12:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
The sixth installment of the Racism and the Economy event series focuses on the impact of racism on entrepreneurs of color. The session will examine solutions that challenge persistent disparities and explore the potential for entrepreneurship to serve as one pathway to transform economic outcomes for communities of color and the broader economy.

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Keynote

Robert E. Weems Jr., Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History, Wichita State University

Speakers

Raphael Bostic, President, Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaKelly Burton, Executive Director, Black Innovation AllianceNicole Childers, Executive Producer, Marketplace Morning Report (moderator)Charles Evans, President, Federal Reserve Bank of ChicagoPatrick Harker, President, Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaVictor Hwang, Founder and CEO, Right to StartRobert Kaplan, President, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasNeel Kashkari, President, Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisMonika Mantilla, President and CEO, Altura Capital

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Mental Health in Communities of Color: Economic Implications and Policy Solutions
2021-05-26 10:00 - 11:15 (America/New_York)
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Comunilife, is sponsoring an event on the pandemic’s impact on mental health in communities of color, including the correlation between depression and anxiety and economic factors such as lost income. This event is part of a broader body of work the New York Fed is undertaking on the economic drivers of health and wellbeing. Nearly $1 trillion is spent annually in the U.S. on chronic health conditions that stem from poverty and structural disparities. Preventing these chronic conditions would have broad economic benefits. Full agenda.

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Speakers

Rosa M. Gil, Founder, President & CEO, Comunilife, Inc., and Deputy Chair of the New York Fed Board of Directors moderatorAnn Marie T. Sullivan, M.D., NYS State Commissioner of Mental Health Theresa Torres, Chief Diversity Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkOlivier Armantier, AVP Research Economist from the Federal ReserveNirmita Panchal, Senior Policy Analyst of the Kaiser Family FoundationSherry Glied, dean of the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYUAdam Brown, associate professor of clinical psychology and vice provost for research, The New School.Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, founder of the AAKOMA Project.

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Health-Care Workforce Pipelines, Apprenticeships, and Community Health Worker Models
2021-05-20 10:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
This assembly will be an examination of rural workforce demand and supply, talent recruitment, a medical assistant apprenticeship model in Washington state, and community health worker models. Leaders and staff from health systems, clinics, workforce training and funding programs, and educational institutions are encouraged to register and participate in this learning and networking opportunity.

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Speakers

Steven Johnson, President, UPMC SusquehannaAlyssa Burgess, Workforce Development Coordinator, Washington Association for Community Health Lisa Anne Davis, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Sarice Greenstein, Assistant Director for Training and Development, Penn Center for Community Health Workers Micah Gursky, Rural Health Clinic Administrator and Director of Business Development & Physician Relations, St. Luke’s Miners Rural Health Clinics

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Investment Connection LIVE - Maryland & Greater Washington, D.C.
2021-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Register by May 18, 2021

Investment Connection highlights organizations with community and economic development projects that are potentially eligible for funding or financing under the Community Reinvestment Act. These projects aim to support people and businesses in communities with low and moderate incomes or are distressed or underserved. Selected organizations have a unique opportunity to pitch their proposals to bankers, CDFIs, foundations and other funding entities with similar missions. During this live virtual pitch session, organizations will present lending, investment and service opportunities available in Maryland and Greater Washington, D.C. Projects address small business and farm finance, affordable housing and racial equity. Visit the Richmond Fed’s event page for participating organizations.

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Who should attend

Funding entities seeking to provide grant, equity investment, financing, and/or service support to projects deemed potentially eligible for Community Reinvestment Act. These include bankers, foundations, government entities, and non-profit organizations.

Potential funders can register for a free, no-obligation account with username and password to view proposals available for funding by visiting the Investment Connection Funders Portal.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is not a grantmaking organization. The purpose of Investment Connection is to facilitate education, information sharing and potential opportunities related to the CRA. The Richmond Fed does not endorse or make any representations as to the propriety or suitability of the participating organizations investments or programs. Organizations should perform their own due diligence before engaging in any transactions with these entities to ensure that any such transactions meet the organization’s objectives.

Ask Us Anything: Labor Policy Reform for a Cohesive Workforce Development Sector
2021-05-19 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Join the Atlanta Fed for a conversation on the key components of workforce development system reform and how labor policy can be updated to meet the needs of our current economy and develop the workforce of the future. Speakers will discuss how labor policy can be evolved from a scattered set of approaches to a cohesive system that empowers workers and improves economic outcomes. This webinar is the second of five webinars in 2021 discussing recommendations from the Better Employment and Training Strategies (BETS) Taskforce briefs focused on workforce improvements through the Build Back Better plan.

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Speakers

Maria Flynn, president and chief executive officer at Jobs for the Future (JFF)Chike Aguh, chief innovation officer for the U.S. Department of LaborLarry Good, president and CEO of the Corporation for a Skilled WorkforceEarl Buford, incoming president and CEO at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

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Scaling Equitable Solar Finance: A Financial Innovations Roundtable Event
2021-05-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Solar industry stakeholders, project developers, and members of the financial sector will gather in a virtual discussion to identify how community financial institutions, such as credit unions, community banks and Community Development Financial Institutions can finance solar installations in low-income communities and communities of color. Full agenda.

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Event details

The plenary session, a culmination of previous working sessions, will identify capital needs across low-income solar finance; identify policy barriers to scaling low-income solar development across project types and business models; engage a broad group of stakeholders in solar development, community development finance, philanthropy, mainstream finance, and climate and energy policy to attract interest and support for efforts to scale low-income solar finance.

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Connecting Communities: Exploring the Intersection of Health and Economic Equity
2021-05-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Good health enables individuals and families to engage in their social and economic lives. It allows them to contribute and benefit from the economy; although, the ability to achieve this level of health is not equal for all. Differences in health outcomes exist across many factors, including economic status, education, race and ethnicity, and geography. Working towards health equity means that every person has the opportunity to attain their full health potential, and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of their position in society or other socially-determined circumstances.

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Event details

As COVID-19 spread throughout the country, its impact rippled through all facets of communities and the economy. As a result, the interdependency between health and the overall economy was made even more evident than it previously was. The pandemic reminds us of the importance of health as we work towards economic equity.

In this session, speakers will focus on the impact of COVID-19, historical and structural barriers to health equity, the relationship between health and economic equity, and practices to encourage equitable health.

Speakers

Bobby Milstein, director of system strategy, ReThink HealthJason Purnell, vice president of community health improvement, BJC HealthcareRuth Thomas-Squance, senior director of field building, Build Healthy Places NetworkNishesh Chalise, director of community-based policy and analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisMatuschka Lindo Briggs, director of special projects and strategic support, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (moderator)

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Inclusive and Resilient Recovery: Household Financial Well-Being in the Southeast
2021-05-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
What is household financial well-being? What is the relationship between income, expenses, and wealth-building? How has COVID-19 affected our ability to make ends meet? Join the Atlanta Fed to unpack what we mean by household financial well-being and how it is crucial to an inclusive and resilient recovery. National and southeastern experts will add their voices to this discussion.

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Event details

Household financial well-being is a lens that grounds us in the lived experience of people in our communities. It focuses us on day-to-day impacts of the racial wealth gap, occupational segregation, and credit and housing markets that leave many families behind. With the financial well-being perspective, we can imagine and activate workable, inclusive interventions for economic mobility and resilience.

After the webinar, you’ll have

A definition of household financial well-being and how it relates to economic resilience during shocks like COVID-19A deeper understanding of the cash flow and net worth challenges that households are currently facingLearnings about systems-level strategies to improve household financial well-being across the southeast

The presentation and panelists will discuss financial well-being and its relationship to an inclusive and resilient recovery for the whole economy.

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Helping Small Business Survive and Thrive: An Inland Empire Community Development Forum
2021-05-12 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California and interested community stakeholders will explore the results from a recent small business survey, identify resources and tools to help small business survive and thrive during this challenging time, and position them to successfully participate in the post COVID recovery. Hear from local business owners who have benefited from local resources and adapted their businesses to meet the changed environment.

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Speakers

Lindsay ChungPartnership ManagerOpportunity Fund

Catherine MarshallExecutive DirectorMicroenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California

Sherry ShimshockSenior Project Manager, Community and Economic DevelopmentCity of Riverside

Michelle SkiljanExecutive DirectorInland Empire Women’s Business Center

Visit the registration site to read speaker profiles.

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Jessica Monge Coria, community development regional manager for Southern California at the San Francisco Fed.

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Connecting People to Jobs
2021-05-05 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Getting a degree or a certificate is one thing—getting a job is another, particularly given the uncertainty around where the labor market is headed. Educators and community and business leaders will share strategies to connect people to in-demand jobs.

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After High School
2021-05-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
College enrollment is down. We’ll talk with administrators and educators at community colleges and four-year schools about keeping students engaged in education and helping them find the path to the workforce that’s best for them.

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The Emergency Broadband Benefit: What your clients need to know
2021-04-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
You’re invited to a webinar on the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a $3.2 billion program designed to help cover the cost of internet subscriptions for low-income households and those affected by the pandemic. There is no cost to attend but registration is required by April 27, 2021.

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The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a $3.2 billion program designed to help cover the cost of internet subscriptions for low-income households and those affected by the pandemic.

Unfortunately, not everyone that qualifies for the program will know how or where to sign up. Community organizations, digital inclusion coalitions, libraries and schools are some of the groups best positioned to promote the EBB and help qualifying households sign up for service.

Register now for the Kansas City Fed’s webinar to learn what you need to know to help your clients. Sean Davis, Manager of Research and Policy for the National Digital Inclusion Alliance will share the latest developments on the EBB, including information on:

Eligibility requirementsHow to sign upWhat’s coveredProgram limitations

Envision Success, What's Your Path?
2021-04-22 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago)
Discover college, career, entrepreneurship and workforce skills resources geared toward middle and high school students. They make perfect additions to your social studies, career and technical education, personal finance, or economics curriculum. Classroom-ready resources will help you differentiate your instruction and engage students in content and new ways to learn these skills.

This ECONnections virtual event hosted by the St. Louis Fed is free but registration is required by April 16.

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A Year of Crisis, and Now What? Where Our Main Streets Go from Here
2021-04-08 15:00 - 16:15 (America/New_York)
Minority small-business owners and community lenders, some of whom described how they were surviving the COVID-19 pandemic in a Fed Communities story series, will share their experiences.

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Panel focus

During this session, panelists will discuss

Where they are nowWhat they need going forwardWho can and should helpWhat’s at stake for us all when small businesses in underserved areas—and the community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions that support them—struggle

Speakers

Suzanne Anarde, CEO, Rural Community Assistance Corporation

Elmy Bermejo, owner, Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

John Chin, executive director, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

Gary R. Woods, former chairman, Oklahoma City Black Chamber of Commerce

Alfreda Norman, senior vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Matuschka Lindo Briggs, director, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (moderator)

Financing Education, Now and Into the Future
2021-04-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
State and local governments play a critical role in funding and delivering K-12 education in the United States, but funding can vary from district to district, creating disparities that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.  Hear from economists, policy experts, and practitioners about how education finance has been impacted by the pandemic, the different types of decisions local leaders must make to deliver quality education to students, and how we can try to address issues of equity and disparities going forward.

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