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Program: Opportunities for Working Families
 

Opportunities For Working Families: A Leadership Forum for State Lawmakers: June 24-26, 2012

Session Description 

Legislators will learn about the work of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and consider the opportunities for philanthropy and policy makers to work together to improve life outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization, dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. It was established in 1948 by Jim Casey, one of the founders of UPS, and his siblings.

Running time: 00:20:11

Speaker: 

  • Lisa Hamilton, Vice President, External Affairs, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Maryland

About the Working Families Forum

Since 2003, the NCSL/AECF Partnership on Family Economic Success has held a yearly meeting to give lawmakers a chance to convene with their colleagues and discuss solutions to the challenges faced by low-income working families. Legislative leadership from 10 states send small teams of legislators to the forum. Participants hear from leading experts and practitioners and develop an action plan that is relevant to their state.

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