Well-being Across America: More Unequal, More Insecure

December 17, 2019

On December 17, the New York Fed held an event to examine the latest community credit data analysis and explore how other data tools shed light on existing inequalities across communities in America.

The event explored how policy-influencers and practitioners are utilizing data to tackle some of the greatest inequalities our communities are facing, and how evidence-based data increases greater understanding of well-being of communities.

The discussion highlighted community indicators, community data tools, and examples of how data is informing decision making and policy action in communities.

Free copies of the New York Fed's latest community credit report, Unequal Access to Credit: The Hidden Impact of Credit Constraints, were provided.

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Welcome Remarks

Overview of Community Credit

Well-being Across America

Assessing Well-being of Communities with Data

How Data Informs and Leads to Community Action

Closing Remarks

Event Details

Date & Time
Tuesday, December 17
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045

Agenda

8:30am - 8:50am	Registration and Light Breakfast
8:50am - 9:00am	Welcome Remarks David Erickson, Ph.D., SVP and Head of Outreach & Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
9:00am - 9:10am	Overview of Community Credit Claire Kramer Mills, Ph.D., AVP and Director, Community Development Analytics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
9:10am - 9:35am	Well-being Across Americas Kausar Hamdani, Ph.D., SVP & Senior Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
9:35am - 10:35am	Assessing Well-being of Communities with Data Moderator: Jonathan Mintz, President & CEO, CFE Fund Dr. Marc Gourevitch, Professor and Chair of Dept. of Pop. Health, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health Stephanie Hoopes, Ph.D., Director, United For ALICE Signe-Mary McKernan, Ph.D., Vice President, Center on Labor, Human Services and Population, Director, Opportunity and Ownership Initiative, Urban Institute Jacob William Faber, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Service, NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
10:35am - 10:45am	Coffee Break
10:45am - 11:45am	How Data Informs and Leads to Community Action Moderator: Amelia Erwitt, Managing Director, CFE Fund Haidee Cabusora, Chief Program Officer, The Financial Clinic Melissa Kozakiewicz, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Jersey City Ruhi Maker, Senior Staff Attorney, Consumer, Finance and Housing Unit, Empire Justice Center Nicole Perry, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Office of Financial Empowerment
11:45am - 12:00pm	Closing Remarks Claire Kramer Mills, Ph.D., AVP and Director, Community Development Analytics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Networking & Networking & Holiday Refreshments

Media
This event is open to the public.

Resources

Presentation: Well-being Across America: More Unequal, More Insecure (New York Fed)

Credit Conditions includes the New York Fed's research and tools that examine the financial well-being of communities.

Unequal Access to Credit: The Hidden Impact of Credit Constraints (New York Fed)

The City Health Dashboard pulls together local data from multiple national sources to equip cities with a one-stop resource to view and compare city- and neighborhood-specific data. The dashboard can be used to help guide local solutions that create healthier and more equitable communities. (NYU Langone Health)

Thriving Residents, Thriving Cities (Urban Institute)

Debt in America: An Interactive Map (Urban Institute)

Delinquent Debt Decisions and Their Consequences Over Time (Urban Institute)

9 Charts about Wealth Inequality in America (Urban Institute)