Community

Community Development Policy Briefing:
The Suburbanization of Poverty

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

April 16, 2012

This briefing focused on rising suburban poverty and the phenomenon's implications for public policy and community development. The event highlighted the latest research on the topic and offered a chance to hear how local organizations are responding to suburban poverty here in the Bay Area.

Agenda

3:00pm Welcome and introductions
3:05pm Confronting the New Metropolitan Poverty Landscape
  Alan Berube
The Brookings Institution
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3:20pm Demographic Changes in the Bay Area
  Matthew Soursourian
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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3:30pm Serving the Needs of a Dispersed Population
  Tse Ming Tam
United Way of the Bay Area
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3:45pm Integrating Services to Reduce Poverty
  Paul Buddenhagen
Contra Costa County
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4:00pm Q&A and discussion
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4:30pm Networking reception