Designing and implementing significant change for children facing poverty requires thorough and interconnected considerations of data, policy, and people’s voices. National legislation is being enacted to slash child poverty by almost half, city government has set priorities on intergenerational poverty, and local programs are pushing back against economic and racial inequity. Join our panelists to discuss how they’ve used multiple tools to influence federal, city, and neighborhood shifts that affect our most vulnerable populations.

Panelists include:
- Anika Goss, CEO of Detroit Future City, as moderator
- Cheryl P. Johnson, CEO of COTS
- Conrad Mallett Jr, deputy mayor of Detroit
- H. Luke Shaefer, faculty director of Poverty Solutions at U-M

Hosted by GreenLight Fund Detroit and powered by Strategic Community Partners, the virtual event series approaches timely and relevant issues through a racial equity lens and demonstrates the powerful impact of a collaborative, community-minded process.

Audience members also have the opportunity to engage in the discussion through interactive question and answer sessions.

All sessions are free and open to all community members.