“Leading Families and Communities Toward Economic Success”
Beaumont, Texas – Asset building and
family economic security will be the topic Tuesday, May 25, when RAISE Texas,
the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Texas Rural Innovators present a free
regional asset building conference entitled, “Leading Families and Communities
Toward Economic Success.
Entergy Texas, Inc. is hosting the
event, having facilitated its taking place in Southeast Texas. The conference
will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Silsbee Country Club, 6200
Country Club Road in Silsbee. Lunch will be provided.
“This event represents a community
conversation about how families and communities can build the kind of wealth
that leads to independence,” said Woody Widrow executive director of RAISE
Texas. “From the mid-seventies through the mid-nineties, more and more of the
jobs created in the United States were low-wage jobs, serving to increase the
gap between the rich and poor. But with help and good planning, people can learn
to build their assets and create a life of independence.”
The May 25 conference will bring
together practitioners, service providers and policymakers from Southeast Texas
to consider innovative ways for families to achieve financial success. Ideas,
resources and best practices are expected to be shared.
Speakers include:
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Angela Duran, former president of
Southern Good Faith Fund in Arkansas. Duran led that organization to program
and policy innovation in the areas of asset building, small business creation
and workforce development.
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Don Baylor, senior policy analyst
on economic opportunity for the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin.
Baylor works on policy issues to expand economic opportunity throughout the
state of Texas.
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Terry Johnson, founder and
president of the New Seed Initiative in West Central Texas. New Seed focuses
on providing community based financial education and expanding opportunities
for more families to achieve asset ownership.
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Representatives from the private
and nonprofit sectors in Southeast Texas actively involved in building
financial success in the region.
Those interested in attending may
register by Friday, May 21 at
http://wwww.dallasfed.org/news/ca/2010/ 10asset.cfm. For more information,
contact Roy C. Lopez at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 214-922-6201 or
roy.lopez@dal.frb.org. Or contact
Mary Young at Entergy Texas, Inc., 409-981-2656. No more than three persons from
any one organization may attend.
Entergy Texas, Inc. provides
electricity to more than 400,000 customers in 27 counties. It is a subsidiary of
Entergy Corporation. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily
in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns
and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric
generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the
United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more
than $10 billion and more than 15,000 employees.
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