Dear Friend,

Are you interested in learning more about how to connect anti-poverty work and research to more stakeholders and deliver real-world impact?

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network’s steering committee invites all interested individuals or universities to join this first meeting that will explore how to use rapid response data and analysis in partnership with communities and governments to inform efforts on mobility and decreasing poverty.

This convening is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
 

AGENDA

8:30am: Registration & Coffee

9:00-9:20am: Welcome & Opening Remarks
H. Luke Shaefer, Director of Poverty Solutions

9:20am: Brainstorm session: What does a useful network look like?

10:00-10:45am: University of Chicago | Carmelo Barbaro, Executive Director, Poverty Lab at the Urban Labs

10:45-10:55am: Break

10:55-11:40am: Case Western Reserve University | Claudia Coulton, The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development

11:40am-12:25pm: University of Wisconsin, Madison | Hilary Shager and Katherine Magnuson, Institute for Research on Poverty

12:25-1:20pm: Lunch

1:25-2:10pm: The Ohio State University | Darrick Hamilton, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

2:10-3:10pm: University of Michigan| Detroit Partnership: Patrick Cooney, Poverty Solutions; Communications: Kristen Kerecman, Poverty Solutions; Working with Students: Liz Gerber, Program in Practical Policy Engagement, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

3:10-3:20pm: Break

3:20-4:45pm: Deep Dive and Small Group Problem Solving

4:45-5:00pm: Closing Remarks
H. Luke Shaefer, Director of Poverty Solutions