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ABOUT
Reinventing Our Communities (ROC) is going on the road! Join us for Reinventing Our Communities: Investing in Opportunity, Monday, October 1, through Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at the Hilton Baltimore.
Investing in people, places, and communities can produce positive returns and increase access to resources that create economic growth and prosperity. Check out the conference agenda to see the lineup of plenaries and workshops in which you will learn about effective strategies for building and mobilizing four forms of capital — financial, human, physical, and social — to create opportunity in your communities.
This year’s event is cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Richmond, and Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative (21CC). 21CC is incorporating its annual gathering on cities, the 21st Century Neighborhoods Symposium, held in the fall in Baltimore, into this year's Reinventing Our Communities conference.
Cosponsors also include the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis, New York, and St. Louis, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Enterprise Community Partners, FHLBank Pittsburgh, NeighborWorks America, and the Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds.
ROC conferences, organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia since 2004, have become must-attend biennial events for experts, thought leaders, and policymakers in community development to discuss strategies to “reinvent America’s communities.”
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AGENDA
Monday, October 1
Tuesday, October 2
Wednesday, October 3
Watch Keynote Videos
Capital for Communities: Innovative Approaches to Community Development Funding and Sustainability
In this session, presenters will discuss current challenges and future innovations for funding community and economic development. Funding uncertainty exists for programs like new market tax credits, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, low-income housing tax credits, and community development block grants. This shift has catalyzed efforts to leverage private capital through new federal programs, such as the Investing in Opportunity Act, and spurred new business models using social enterprise strategies to support efforts in low- and moderate-income communities.
Dave Blaszkiewicz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Detroit
Rachel Reilly, Director of Impact Investing, Enterprise Community Partners
Michael Swack, Director, Center for Impact Finance, Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Moderator: Seema D. Iyer, Associate Director, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance—Jacob France Institute
The Sustainability of Affordable Rental Housing
The affordability and availability of rental housing continues to plague equitable and inclusive growth plans. Communities are facing the potential loss of existing units because of expiring subsidies, repair needs, and a constrained market. Additionally, uncertainty about the future of tax credits for the development of new units further exacerbates the need for a plan on affordable rental housing. This conversation will explore these challenges, along with local and state policy solutions to combat the rental housing shortage.
Joey Lindstrom, Manager, Field Organizing, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Bryce Maretzki, Director, Policy and Planning, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Melinda Pollack, Vice President, National Initiatives, Enterprise Community Partners
Moderator: Elizabeth Nash, Vice President, Data and Content Development, PolicyMap
The Economic Impact of Reentry and Returning Citizens
This session will examine how criminal convictions, criminal justice debt, and job qualifications create barriers to community reintegration for the recently incarcerated. These barriers also exacerbate financial instability for both individuals and their families. In turn, these challenges can hinder economic mobility for communities experiencing high levels of incarceration. Panelists will examine the challenges associated with reentry, along with ways that communities are collaborating to reduce fiscal stress and invest in opportunities after incarceration.
Joe Jones, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Urban Families
Gary Olson, President and Chief Executive Officer, ESSA Bank & Trust
Anne Stuhldreher, Director, Financial Justice, City and County of San Francisco
Tony Vinson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator, D.C. Central Kitchen
Moderator: Margaret diZerega, Project Director, Vera Institute for Justice
Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership for Communities
Leadership development is a core tenet of maximizing human capital potential, but it is essential that leaders accurately reflect the composition and needs of the communities in which they serve. This session will explore inclusive leadership strategies and will cover topics that include mentorship, minority leadership development programming, organizing, and tapping into the unrealized social capital available in communities.
Carlos Delgado, Senior Associate, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship, National League of Cities
Laura Ducceschi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scranton Area Foundation
Juan Leyton, Director, Community Building, NeighborWorks America
Otis Rolley, Managing Director, City Resilience Delivery, 100 Resilient Cities
Moderator: Deirdre Gehant, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
HOTEL
Reinventing Our Communities: Investing in Opportunity
will be held at the Hilton Baltimore located at
401 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
Due to the high demand for this event, the Hilton is now sold out.
Rooms are available at the nearby Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor
SPONSORS
FRB PHIL
FRB RICH
John Hopkins
Annie Casey
Enterprise
FHL Bank
FRB ATL
FRB CHI
FRB CLEV
FRB MINN
FRB NY
FRB STL
Meyerhoff
Neighborhoodworks America
CONTACT
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Community Development Studies and Regional Outreach Department
Ten Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1574
(215) 574-6458
phil.roc@phil.frb.org
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Cancellation Policy
Refunds minus a $50 administrative fee will be issued upon written request if the request is received on or before August 31.
Please note: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will not issue refunds on cancellation requests received after August 31. |