Download the 2019 Conference Report:

Thank you for joining us at this year's National FSS Conference. It was an inspiring and energizing two days! Access and download the 2019 event report here. Materials from event sessions, including our keynote presentations, can be found below.

Session Materials:
 

The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
Presented by Mehrsa Baradaran, Professor at University of California at Irvine Law and Author of How the Other Half Banks and The Color of Money

Credit Reporting: Exploring Barriers and Solutions to Credit Building for Families with Low Incomes
Presented by Chi Chi Wu, Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center

Scaling for Impact: Exploring an Automatic Enrollment Model for FSS
Presented by Compass Working Capital and Cambridge Housing Authority. Panelists also included Reid Cramer, Director of Millennial Initiatives at New America and Hannah Thomas, Senior Associate at Abt Associates.

Updates from the Department of Housing & Urban Development
Presented by Anice Chenault, FSS Program Manager at HUD

Introduction to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Presented by Compass Working Capital

Designing to Interrupt Poverty: Why Work Requirements Don't Work
Presented by Matthew Darling, Vice President at ideas42

Money Values: Understanding How Our Experiences and Personal Values Impact FSS Participants
Presented by Compass Working Capital

Raising Money to Strengthen Your FSS Program
Presented by Compass Working Capital and Portland Housing Authority

Building Credit as an Asset
Presented by Maria Sennett, Manager of Programs & Stakeholder Engagement at Credit Builders Alliance

The Impact of FSS: What the Research Tells Us
Presented by Stephen Freedman, Senior Associate at MDRC and Jeffrey Lubell, Director of Housing and Community Initiatives at Abt Associates
*Note: Slides from MDRC's current study cannot yet be shared publicly. 

Students Loans 101: Coaching & Counseling Clients with Student Debt
Presented by Compass Working Capital