Thursday, July 23,
2020, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT
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Join Sarah Rosen
Wartell, president of the Urban Institute, for the next
installment in Urban's conversation series, Evidence to Action. During
this virtual event, George A. Jones, CEO of Bread for
the City, Tonia Wellons, president and CEO of the
Greater Washington Community Foundation, and Mary Bogle,
principal research associate at the Urban Institute, will join
Wartell to discuss how the THRIVE East of the River program's
direct cash and food assistance are helping DC residents
weather the pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis exacerbated existing economic insecurity
around the country, and DC's Ward 8 has felt these effects
particularly acutely. In response to this spike in employment
and income losses, four DC nonprofits—the 11th Street Bridge
Park (a project of Building Bridges across the River), Bread
for the City, the Far Southeast Family Strengthening
Collaborative, and Martha's Table—came together with local
funders this spring to provide direct cash payments and grocery
assistance directly to Ward 8 residents. This conversation will
explore what people living on low incomes in Ward 8 are
experiencing amid the pandemic and provide context for those
experiences, especially the history of structural racism and
segregation in Washington, DC. Jones, Wellons, and Bogle will
share what the evidence says about how direct cash and food
assistance can make a difference, and they will explore the
implications for policy and practice in DC and around the
country.
Urban is bringing evidence-based insights to this crisis,
focusing on solutions that advance equity and upward mobility.
Each week, Urban experts will speak with changemakers from the
government, philanthropic, and private sectors about the
knowledge they need to help us respond to the crisis, recover,
and thrive.
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Speakers:
- Mary Bogle, Principal
Research Associate, Urban Institute
- George A. Jones, CEO, Bread
for the City
- Tonia Wellons, President and
CEO, Greater Washington Community Foundation
- Sarah Rosen Wartell, President,
Urban Institute (moderator)
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The Evidence
to Action conversation series elevates the voices of leaders
and changemakers responding to, recovering from, and building
resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Urban
Institute was built for this moment. We answer tough questions
with unbiased, rigorous research and evidence-based
solutions. For 50 years, we have studied what it takes to
strengthen social safety net programs, dismantle structural
racism, protect workers and families, and build community
resilience. Using advanced analytics, data science,
technology, and decades of expertise, we equip changemakers
with the facts and insights they need to accelerate
solutions.
Send any
inquiries regarding this event to events@urban.org.
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