You are invited to our 2^nd annual Poverty Conference Thursday at Rhythm City Casino beginning at 9 am.   There are panels on re-entry, housing affordability, youth training and more.  You can come for one panel or all day.  Thanks for your interest.

9:00 am Welcome Dwight Ford, Project NOW Executive Director

Update from Stormy Udell-Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies

1. Justice–                                                                                                                     9:30 am -10:30 am

Unlocking Potential…Unleashing Possibilities: Ending Permanent Punishments, Creating a More Just Society & Safer Communities

Panelists: 

Sharon Varallo & T.Y. Stone-Augustana Prison Education Program

Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain-Live Free Illinois

Harry Pena & Shimere Love-Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments

1. Education & Training-                                                                                        11:00 am-12:00 pm

Gateway to Opportunity: Inspiring Change through Youth Career Development & Training

Panelists:

John Pady- Weatherization Training Center

Rufus Greer & Noe Omar Martinez-Guzman-YouthBuild Quad Cities

Susan Stanley-California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

LUNCH  George Guy  President, National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials

1. Economics:                                                                                                                 1:30-3:00 PM

Community by Design: Innovative Approach to Investing in People & Places  

Panelists:

Anderson Sainci- Shared Prosperity & Neighborhood Support Dubuque, Iowa

Ashley Ezzio & Michael Berger- Uplift Iowa

Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayaputi- Level Up

Thurgood Brooks-West End Revitalization

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