Project NOW Poverty Conference Taking Place Today At Davenport’s Rhythm City Casino
You are invited to our 2nd annual Poverty Conference Thursday at Rhythm City Casino beginning at 9 am. There are panels on re-entry, housing affordability, youth training and more. You can come for one panel or all day. Thanks for your interest.
9:00 am Welcome Dwight Ford, Project NOW Executive Director
Update from Stormy Udell-Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies
- Justice– 9:30 am -10:30 am
Unlocking Potential…Unleashing Possibilities: Ending Permanent Punishments, Creating a More Just Society & Safer Communities
Panelists:
Sharon Varallo & T.Y. Stone-Augustana Prison Education Program
Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain-Live Free Illinois
Harry Pena & Shimere Love-Illinois Coalition to End Permanent Punishments
- Education & Training- 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Gateway to Opportunity: Inspiring Change through Youth Career Development & Training
Panelists:
John Pady- Weatherization Training Center
Rufus Greer & Noe Omar Martinez-Guzman-YouthBuild Quad Cities
Susan Stanley-California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.
LUNCH George Guy President, National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials
- Economics: 1:30-3:00 PM
Community by Design: Innovative Approach to Investing in People & Places
Panelists:
Anderson Sainci- Shared Prosperity & Neighborhood Support Dubuque, Iowa
Ashley Ezzio & Michael Berger- Uplift Iowa
Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayaputi- Level Up
Thurgood Brooks-West End Revitalization
