* Poverty at Home/Reasons for Hope
2014-06-13 11:45 - 19:00 UTC | DoubleTree by Hilton 99 Erdman Way Leominster, MA 01453
In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Opportunity Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we welcome you to join us for a symposium to hear about the current economic trends in our community, explore the causes of poverty in our community and provide inspiration to change the patterns that lead to poverty.

Registration: 7:45 am - 8:30 am

Program: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leominster

99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA

Cost: $36

Additional Questions: Contact Leona Shaw at

(978) 345-7040 or at lshaw@mocinc.org

Panel Discussions to Include:

"Where We Are: Faces of Poverty" - Topics include: income, inequality, minimum wage, local/state poverty statistics and health status indicators, health disparities and the role of public policy.

Confirmed Panelists:

Noah Berger, President, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center; Kathleen J. McDermott, Executive Director, Montachusett Opportunity Council; Janet Boguslaw, Research Scientist/Senior Lecturer/Associate Director, The Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University

"Creating Hopeful Communities" - Topics include: collective impact models, neighborhood revitalization, education/job readiness, housing and homelessness and community development.

Confirmed Panelists:

Moderator:Prabal Chakrabarti, Vice President, Community Development Regional and Community Outreach, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Aaron Gornstein, Undersecretary, Department of Housing and Community Development; Daniel M. Asquino, President, Mount Wachusett Community College; Ascala T. Sisk, Director, Stabilization Initiative, Neighborworks America; Emily Gorin Malenfant, Director, Foundation Strategy Group
