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Community Development EventsRAISE Texas Action Summit Hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, RAISE Texas and the Alliance for Economic Inclusion The Summit This year’s RAISE Texas Action Summit encapsulates the information and experience of Texas stakeholders from the previous summits and moves this process forward through four action campaigns in 2008: Matched savings accounts, community tax centers and EITC, alternative small dollar consumer loan products and home mortgage foreclosure prevention. Click here for more information on the four campaigns: [link to RAISE Texas website—summaries of the four campaigns] The Purpose: This summit will bring Texas asset-building stakeholders together in order to design action plans for the four campaigns.
Who Should Attend Asset-building stakeholders from across the state of Texas including representatives of financial institutions; community development organizations and local governments; EITC/VITA site tax coalitions; IDA program administrators; financial and homebuyer education practitioners, credit counselors; and anyone interested in expanding asset-building opportunities for low- to moderate-income Texans. Conference Details Date and Time            - April 29, 1 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (networking reception and dinner 5:30-7:30 pm) Location -  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Registration            - Registration is $75 through April 15, and $100 thereafter. Hotel Information A limited number of rooms have been reserved at: Crowne Plaza (1.5 miles from the Federal Reserve Branch)            http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/houcc
Conference rate is $ 109.00/night plus tax. Reservations may be made by calling the hotel at 800-864-8165 and mentioning “Federal Reserve Bank.â€� The Crowne Plaza offers free shuttle service for guests within a three mile radius of the Hotel.  Â
More Information For more information regarding the RAISE Texas Action Summit, contact Woody Widrow, woody@covenantcapital.org, or Deidra Taylor, deidra.taylor@dal.frb.org.
Tentative Agenda April 29, 2008 (Tuesday)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM                Registration 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM                Welcome and Opening Remarks 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM                 Plenary 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM                Asset Building Small Groups Initial Campaign Meeting 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM                Network Reception/Dinner
April 30, 2008 (Wednesday) 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM               Continental Breakfast 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM               Summary of Day 1 and Plan of Action for Day 2 9:15 AM – 11:45 AM             Asset Building Small Groups Design Their Campaigns 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM              Lunch 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM                Asset Building Small Groups Present Action Campaigns 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM                Next Steps: Plan for Each Action Campaign in 2008 |
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