New America
Asset Building

Building Communities

A Sequel to the 2004 Bootstrap Capitalism Conference
Event

"Building Communities," a sequel to the highly popular 2004 "Bootstrap Capitalism" conference, aims to infuse fresh, new thinking into the current discussion about poverty in America.

Presentations addressed critical questions of economic justice and speak directly to current legislation before Congress, including the New Markets Tax Credit, the Community Development Block Grant, the Community Development Financial Institutions Loan Fund, and regulation of predatory lending. This was a very timely discussion with leading anti-poverty experts and community development practitioners from around the country.

Location

Hyatt Regency on Capital Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
See map: Google Maps


Participants

  • Ray Boshara
    Director, Asset Building Program

  • Howard Karger
    Professor of Social Policy, University of Houston

  • Reid Cramer
    Research Director, Asset Building Program

  • Robert Woodson
    President, Center for Neighborhood Enterprise

  • Kathryn Edin
    Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania and Author of Promises I Can Keep and Making Ends Meet

  • Margaret Sherraden
    Professor of Social Work, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Author, Kitchen Capitalism

  • Katharine Kravetz
    Assistant Professor, Deparment of Justice, Law and Society, American University

  • Danny K. Davis
    United States Representative (D-IL)

  • Andrea Levere
    President, Corporation for Enterprise Development

  • Eric Stein
    Chief Operating Officer, Self-Help

  • Paul Hinds
    Senior Vice President, Bank of America

  • Mark Pinsky
    President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network

  • David Stoesz
    Director, policyAmerica