2012 Disrupting the Poverty Cycle:
Emerging Practices to Achieve Economic Mobility
May 16, 2012
Held Tuesday, May 1, 2012, the 2012 Disrupting the Poverty Cycle: Emerging Practices to Achieve Economic Mobility conference provided the opportunity for over 300 pioneering stakeholders across diverse sectors to share practical emerging approaches to engage low-income families in a journey to economic self-sufficiency. Held at Simmons College, experts in program delivery, applied research, public policy, philanthropy, and program participants gathered there with the purpose of generating cross-sector dialogue among those with a vested interest in seeing low-income families succeed.
Conference Goals
- To hold a vital, engaging forum on U.S. poverty and economic mobility rooted in contemporary economic conditions and policy debates;
- Foster cross-pollination between academics, program leaders, public officials, and low-income individuals;
- Every attendee should leave the conference with at least two new ideas that can reshape/improve their work.
Keynote Addresses
Xavier de Souza Briggs, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban Planning,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anne Mosle
Executive Director of Ascend, the Family Economic Security Program,
The Aspen Institute
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This program was approved for 4.5 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number D51427.
