Center on Poverty & Social Policy – PHENND https://phennd.org We are a network of over 25 colleges and universities that strengthens service learning in Philadelphia, connecting academics with community involvement. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:25:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Webinar: Poverty in the Pandemic: Policy Lessons from Covid-19 – Sep 21 https://phennd.org/update/webinar-poverty-in-the-pandemic-policy-lessons-from-covid-19-sep-21/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:25:13 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=82303 Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy, The Hamilton Project at Brookings, and the Russell Sage Foundation invite you to a discussion of the policy takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic for reducing poverty and promoting economic well-being moving forward.  Zachary Parolin will present his new book, Poverty in the Pandemic: Policy Lessons from COVID-19, followed by a discussion moderated by Jason DeParle of The New York Times. Wendy Edelberg from The Hamilton Project at Brookings; Bradley Hardy of Georgetown University; and Zachary Parolin, Bocconi University, will discuss the challenges faced by low-income households during COVID-19, how the federal government achieved a record-low poverty rate in 2020 and again in 2021, and what lessons ought to be carried forward from those experiences.

This event will take place on Thursday, September 21, 1:00-2:30 PM.

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]]> Online Event: Center on Poverty and Social Policy Annual Conference – May 26 https://phennd.org/update/online-event-center-on-poverty-and-social-policy-annual-conference-may-26/ Thu, 05 May 2022 15:39:42 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=78982 The Center on Poverty and Social Policy will host its annual conference to feature the latest research on poverty and social policy in New York City and nationwide. The keynote speaker will be Dorothy Brown, a Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law. Brown is a nationally recognized scholar in tax policy, race, and class and has published extensively on the racial implications of federal tax policy. The conference will highlight the latest research on poverty in New York City featuring the Robin Hood Poverty Tracker. It will also feature the Center’s work understanding the impacts of national anti-poverty policies, such as the Child Tax Credit and other major income support policies.

The event will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 12:00-1:30 PM.

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