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Webinars and Other Resources on Utilizing the CRA

May 2023 | The Community Reinvestment Act

Resource: Workforce Systems Can Leverage Bank Resources to Improve Economic Self-Sufficiency and Employment Outcomes for Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals  (LEAD Center) — This resource explains how workforce systems can leverage bank resources to improve economic self-sufficiency and employment outcomes for LMI individuals.

Resource: Engaging Workforce Development: A Framework for Meeting CRA Obligations (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) — This resource provides information to banks and organizations interested in partnering around how the CRA can be leveraged to support workforce development goals.

Resource: Webinar Archive: Workforce and Bank Partnerships: Tales of Three Workforce Boards  (LEAD Center) — This webinar outlines strategies to build connections between workforce boards and banks, as well as strategies to leverage bank resources.

Conference Presentation

Innovative Strategies to Empower Youth with Intersecting Identities (November 2022)

This workshop shares promising practices for developing inclusive learning environments for youth. By acknowledging and supporting youth’s intersecting identities (e.g., a youth could identify as lesbian, Latina, and having a learning disability), we can honor and value all aspects of their identities and meet their unique strengths and needs.

Webinars

A Roadmap to Inclusive Career Pathways: Promoting DEIA Through Cross-System Partnerships (February 2, 2023)

This webinar discusses resources to create inclusive career pathways and explains how the District of Columbia has successfully broadened its reach into underserved communities. In addition to sharing valuable resources on an interactive online Roadmap to Inclusive Career Pathways, panelists share their strategies, experiences, and resources to support inclusive career pathways; create partnerships across government agencies and with underserved communities to promote DEIA; and enable people with disabilities to succeed in the workforce.