January 12, 2021, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Virtual Webinar
Category: Area of Work: EVENTS
Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Child Savings Programs in Israel and Uganda: Oct. 15, 2020
From 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CT) on Oct. 15, join the Social Policy Institute (SPI), the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), and the Next Age Institute (NAI) for a discussion about asset building for long-term child development and CSA programs—with the particular focus on CSAs in Israel and Uganda, which differ greatly in their structure.
Building an Inclusive Economy

Historically, as the St Louis economy grows, benefits are not equally, nor equitably, distributed. As we look to rebuilding our economy from COVID-19 devastation, now is the time to consider how St. Louis can change to become a model for a truly inclusive economy that benefits everyone. The event will explore what inclusive growth is […]
Financial Capability and Asset Building: Achievements, Challenges, and Next Steps

September 24, 2020 and February 25, 2021, Virtual Conference
John Lewis “Good Trouble” March to the Ballot Box
September 22, 2020, 11:00 a.m., 11 N. 4th St., St. Louis, Missouri 63102
Campus & Community Voter Engagement Virtual Summit, Navigating the New (ab)Normal: Empowering Student Voters in the COVID Era
September 15, 2020 and September 16, 2020, Virtual Conference
All Children Can Reach Their Potential: A CDA Conference
Thursday, July 16, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT, Virtual Conference
Congressional Briefing – Black Lives Matter: Social Work and the Future of Policing

June 30, 2020, 2:00 to 3:30 pm EST, Virtual Congressional Briefing
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Racial, Gender and Generational Wealth Gaps
On June 25, 2020, join Washington University in St. Louis and Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to better understand the likely impacts COVID-19 on family wealth, and some possible responses to those gaps.
Voter Protection and Missouri’s New Elections Law in the Age of COVID-19
June 30, 2020, 12:00 p.m., Webinar
Jump-Starting America: How Investing in Technology & Science Revives Economies

At 1 p.m. on June 4, 2020, join the Social Policy Institute at Washington University and the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for a virtual conversation with Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson, authors of Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream.
HomeGrown STL 4th Annual Regional Summit on Black boys and young men: Disrupting the Systems of Dehumanization
February 29, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
HomeGrown STL Strategic Networking Breakfast: Mentoring Alliance Initiative
November 14, 2019, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Brown Lounge, Brown Hall Washington University in St. Louis
“Sparking Prosperity for Everyone”
October 22, 2019, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Voter Suppression Film Festival
October 1, 2019, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m., Saint Louis Galleria, 1155 Galleria St. Louis, MO 63117
The White Working Class: Challenges and Opportunities
September 19, 2019, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, Broadway and Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63102
HomeGrown STL Strategic Networking Breakfast: Healing Policies for Black Male Development Initiative
September 19, 2019, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., Brown Lounge, Brown Hall Washington University in St. Louis
Meet the Leaders: Amrit & Amy Gill
September 11, 2019, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Washington University in St. Louis, Stix House, 6470 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105
‘Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook’ documentary
August, 3, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to noon, 24:1 Cinema, 6755 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63133
Missouri Child Development Account Forum
June 13, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Hillman Hall classroom 130, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Facing Segregation: Building Strategies in Every Neighborhood (Fair Housing Conference)
April 12, 2019, 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church, 2842 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103
Lecture with Pandora Thomas on Applying Ecological Principals to Social Design
April 5, 2019, Lecture Hall REBSTOCK 215, Washington University in St. Louis
Race at the Forefront: Sharpening a Focus on Race in Applied Research
March 28-29, 2019, Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Social Work Day on the Hill
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045
Racial Equity and the Grand Challenges for Social Work
March 7, 2019, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Brown Lounge, Brown Hall, Washington University in St. Louis
As Election Day approaches, CSD hosts Election Protection training

About 50 people participated in Election Protection training on October 23 at the Brown School. Denise Lieberman, senior attorney and co-program director for the Voter Protection Program at the Advancement Project, led the nonpartisan training to prepare volunteers for the November 6 election. She also updated them on a new change in Missouri election law. […]
HomeGrown STL 3rd Regional Summit on Black Boys and Young Men: Building Capacity for Community & System Change
February 7, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
HomeGrown STL Strategic Networking Breakfast
December 13, 2018, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Washington University in St. Louis
International Conference on Child Development Accounts: New Approaches to Child Well-Being
November 6, 2018, Baku, Azerbaijan
International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations’ Conference
October 28-31, 2018, Montreal, Canada
Election Protection Training
October 23, 2018, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Brown Lounge, Brown Hall, Washington University in St. Louis
I Vote Because St. Louis
September 25, 2018, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Harris-Stowe State University
Richard V. Reeves, “Author of Dream Hoarders”
September 20, 2018, Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Lecture by Professor Sheying Chen: “Building Social Work in China”
September 17, 2018, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Brown Lounge, Brown Hall, Washington University
Reaching Vulnerable Populations with FCAB (Financial Capability and Asset Building) Services: A Webinar Exploration and Discussion
September 11, 2018, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Center for Social Development and Center for Financial Security
Campus and Community Voter Engagement Summit
August 9, 2018, Hillman Hall 130, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Lecture: ‘Family and Child Policies of Azerbaijan: From the Soviet Period to Today’
August 1, Noon-1:30pm, 132 Goldfarb Hall
Child Development Account Forum
July 25, 2018, Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Global report focuses on volunteerism and community resilience

Volunteers tie communities together because they are active in every major shock and stress communities experience, from earthquakes and flooding to climate change and local conflicts, finds the new 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
Black Wealth, Black Health: The Power of the Black Vote
June 30, 2018, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Schlafly Library, 225 N. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108
The Missouri Civics Project Candidate Forum
June 23, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Mission STL, 3108 N. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63107
Tax Time Savings Initiative Partner Convening
June 7, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Clark-Fox Forum, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Policy Conference 2.0
The Influencing Social Policy (ISP) national conference in St. Louis. May 31 – June 2, 2018.
Coin a Better Future: Reaching Out to Financially Vulnerable Families
A special event celebrating Financial Capability Month.
Creating Change to Combat Child Labor, Forced Labor & Human Trafficking
April 9, 2018, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Brown Lounge, Brown Hall, Washington University
HomeGrown STL Regional Summit
February 8, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Brown School of Social Work, Clark-Fox Forum, Washington University in St. Louis
Lecture with James Jaccard on Theory, Program Design, & Program Evaluation: The Value of Theory in Applied Social Science
November 9, 2017, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Brown Lounge, Brown Hall, Washington University in St. Louis
Smart Decarceration Initiative
2nd National Conference of the Smart Decarceration Initiative, November 2-4, 2017
Social Justice & the Environment
November 2, 2017, 4:00-6:00p.m., Brown School of Social Work, Clark-Fox Forum, Washington University in St. Louis
Discussion with authors of “The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty”
October 24, 2017, 8:15am to 1:00pm, Brown School of Social Work, Clark-Fox Forum, Washington University in St. Louis