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Symposium promotes inclusive communities
Green circle with text: only half of individuals born in 1980—today's 36-year-olds—make as much money as their parents did.

One of the most important challenges in building strong communities is bringing the full range of voices to the table to ensure the needs of all residents are recognized and embraced. That’s why we focused our symposium at the NeighborWorks Training Institute in Seattle on race, equity and inclusion. In this issue, we give you some highlights from our event speakers.
Education plays key role in income inequality
Girl sitting at a desk in school.
The quality of education a child receives determines their earning power as an adult—and their prospects in life. Too often, the quality of education is determined by a child's zip code. Two experts featured at this month's NeighborWorks Training Institute talk about why that is so and what we can do to change it.
How to go from community outreach to engagement
Glen Harris, president and CEO of Center for Social Inclusion.
Inclusion isn’t possible without truly meaningful resident engagement. But how can organizations bring new voices to the table, and involve them in developing local solutions? The president of the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) offers a few tips.
Are you ready to change the narrative?
G Yamazawa, Seattle poet and teaching artist.
Several speakers at the NeighborWorks Training Institute symposium exposed our hidden biases and stereotypes, and challenged participants to break down such barriers. Arts and cultural activities can be particularly effective at bridging divides, as this blog post suggests.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
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Green circle with text: nearly 90 percent of the NeighborWorks network work to improve resident health.
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