50 Years Since the War on Poverty: Looking Back, Moving Forward at the Center for American Progress

Event Date: 

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 9:15am

Event Location: 

  • New America Foundation
  • Washington
  • D.C.

Expert panelists will consider the historic roots of the War on Poverty, how anti-poverty approaches have evolved over time, and the legacy's impact on contemporary policy debates, such as eligibility for public assistance, the role of assets, and the call for a higher minimum wage. Our goal will be to take stock of what modern families need to get ahead, consider how public perception and political discourse shape the anti-poverty agenda, and elevate promising new approaches to help all families move up the economic ladder.

Participants:

Alice O'Connor Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara; Author, Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor  

William Elliott III Associate Professor and Director of Assets and Education Initiative, University of Kansas 

 
Josh Barro National Correspondent, New York Times
Melissa Boteach Vice President, Poverty and Prosperity Program, Center for American Progress; Vice President, Half in Ten Campaign, Center for American Progress Action Fund
 
Kilolo Kijakazi Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Reid Cramer Director, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation; Co-Editor, The Assets Perspective: The Rise of Asset Building and its Impact on Social Policy
 
Elise Gould Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Shawn Fremstad Senior Research Associate, Center for Economic and Policy Research 
 
Rachel Black Senior Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation