Summary: In this episode we feature the webinar, “Programs, Policies, Partnerships: Coming Together to Heal the Racial Wealth Divide” from August 3, 2016. In this webinar you will meet three incredible people doing great work on the local level. First, you have Cecilia Gutierrez, Executive Director of Miami Children’s Initiative in Liberty City, FL. She discusses the work being done in her community and how programs have changed this community. Next we have Sheley Secrest, Economic Chair for NAACP Seattle King County & NAACP Alaska Oregon Washington State Conference, who you may remember from our previous podcast, “Race and Wealth and Seattle with Sheley Secrest.” This time Sheley talks about the power of policies and effective grassroots advocacy efforts in her community. Finally, we hear from Dr. Corey Wiggins, Director of the Hope Policy Institute. Dr. Wiggins discusses the power of partnership and how to effectively build partnerships among nonprofits. To hear the full webinar you can go to this link for slides and handouts (http://cfed.org/knowledge_center/events/past/programs_policies_partnerships_coming_together_to_heal_the_racial_wealth_divide/) Miami Children’s Initiative: http://www.miamichildrensinitiative.org/ Seattle King County NAACP: http://www.seattlekingcountynaacp.org/ Hope Policy Institute: http://hopepolicy.org/
