Stefanie DeLuca joins distinguished advocates and researchers to discuss lessons that New York and Baltimore can offer on interrupting intergenerational poverty. The event is the first of a three-part panel series hosted by The Century Foundation to bring together young NYC professionals and discuss policies that promise to build a better future.
The American Dream is broken. The kind of social mobility that once inspired our country’s global reputation as the land of opportunity has become increasingly elusive in today’s climate of rising economic inequality. Now more than ever, where you start out in life strongly determines where you end up, and this reality is leaving millions of low-income families perpetually trapped in our nation’s poorest neighborhoods.
But the stories told by resilient youth in New York and Baltimore offer reason for hope. The personal triumphs of those who beat the odds illustrate that with the right support systems in place, disadvantaged youth can successfully launch into adulthood—and out of the cycle of poverty.
Join us as we invite Brooke Richie-Babbage of the Resilience Advocacy Project and TCF’s Stefanie DeLuca and Halley Potter to discuss lessons that New York and Baltimore can offer on interrupting intergenerational poverty. Is the cycle of poverty inevitable, and if not, how can we ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to thrive?
Watch the full program from the event here.