Webcast: Budgeting the Next Generation

Thursday’s Child launches its 2010 year with a webcast on public investments in children and families: New research by Urban Institute and Brookings Institution analysts reveals how children — collectively and at different ages — fare in the federal budget and how federal and state spending mesh. Drawing on these forthcoming reports, a panel of [...]

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Webinar: Children and the Foreclosure Crisis

Chapin Hall and the Urban Institute’s next edition of “Thursday’s Child” will cover the impact of the foreclosure crisis on children and families. Register here. Children, Families, and Foreclosures: The Economic Crisis Hits Home March 12, 2009 Listen to a live audio webcast 9 am ET / 8 am CT / 7 am MT / [...]

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Urban Institute Event on Assets for Economic Security

A NEW SAFETY NET FOR WORKING FAMILIES: ASSETS FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:00–10:30 a.m. ET / 8:00-9:30 a.m. CT To sign up for the audio webcast visit http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=54377. Panelists: Greg Acs, principal research associate, Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute Leonard Burman, senior fellow, Urban Institute, and director, Tax Policy Center [...]

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Building Our Capacity

I’m listening to an Annie E. Casey webinar about “Resident Engagement in Neighborhood Transformation,” a part of the foundation’s Making Connections initiative. One point I just heard is that organizations that seek to affect positive community change often see “capacity building” as something they need to help others do (in this case, residents). But in [...]

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Webinar: Working Women and Social Security

The National Women’s Law Center is hosting a webinar on September 10, noon Central time, called “Planning for the Future: What Working Women Need to Know about Social Security and Retirement Savings.” The webinar is aimed at service providers, advocates, and individuals. Registration is free – Register here.

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Webinar on Job Advancement for Low-Income Workers

The Urban Institute is running a series of papers and seminars called “A New Safety Net for Working Families.” They’ll be hosting an event on September 9 from 8-9:30am (central) that’s about connecting low-income workers with appropriate skills training for “today’s job market.” Sounds right up our alley as far as TI/Harvard’s objectives in a [...]

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