Reducing Poverty--Promoting Family Economic Opportunity
A Policy Institute for State Policymakers
Presentations and Handouts
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
October 11-13, 2007
Thursday, October 11
Presentation: Perspectives on Poverty – Implications and Approaches
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Ron Haskins , Senior Fellow Economic Studies and Co-Director, Center on Children and Families, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. [ PowerPoint Presentation]
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Cynthia “Mil” Duncan, Director, the Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire
[ PowerPoint Presentation]
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John Bouman, President, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Chicago, Illinois
[ PowerPoint Presentation]
Presentation: Overview of Strategies to Help Reduce Poverty
Friday, October 12
Presentation: Comprehensive Approaches to Addressing Poverty
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Veronica White, Executive Director, Center for Economic Opportunity, New York City
[ PowerPoint Presentation]
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Adren Wilson, Assistant Secretary, Louisiana Department of Social Services and Executive Director, Children’s Cabinet [ PowerPoint Presentation]
Presentation: Tax Policies to Reduce Poverty and Encourage Work
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Nick Johnson, Director, State Fiscal Project, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C. [ PowerPoint Presentation]
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Matthew Gardner, State Tax Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Washington, D.C. [ PowerPoint Presentation]
Presentation: State Workforce Strategies – Building Opportunities for Better Jobs
Presentation: Reducing the High Cost of Poverty
Saturday, October 13
Presentation: Promoting Success in the Workforce
Presentation: What about the Children? The Effects of Growing up in Poverty and Child-Focused Strategies
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