Welcome to CaseyCast, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's ongoing conversation on how we can all work together to build a brighter future for kids, families and communities.
A pioneering philanthropy podcast, CaseyCast explores the well-being of America's families and neighborhoods, highlighting solutions that improve the lives of children. Hosted by Lisa Hamilton, the show features in-depth conversations with today's prominent advocates, practitioners, policymakers and researchers.
In a new podcast episode, Lisa Hamilton talks with the National Skills Coalition’s Brooke DeRenzis and Rob Garcia about building and sustaining a skilled labor force build and why this work is so important for America’s children, families and future.
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William Emmons serves as assistant vice president and lead economist with the Center for Household Financial Stability at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
A prominent voice on American family finances and the economy, Emmons can has written extensively about homeownership and household wealth, the racial wealth gap and trends related to higher education, wealth and age.
The mission of the St. Louis Fed is to promote stable prices and financial stability and support maximum sustainable economic growth. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, it is one of 12 regional reserve banks that — along with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. — makes up the central banking system of the United States.
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As the University of Chicago’s vice president for civic engagement and external affairs, Derek Douglas oversees the institution’s urban development and civic engagement efforts. In this role, he cultivates partnerships — locally, nationally and internationally — that support urban economic development and enhance the quality of life of residents while enriching the work of university community members.
From 2009 through 2011, Douglas worked as President Barack Obama's senior adviser on urban policy. He has also served as Washington counsel to New York Governor David A. Paterson and as the associate director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress.
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Carla Javits is the president and CEO of REDF, a philanthropy that invests in employment-focused social enterprises. Under Javits’s watch, the California-based REDF has kicked off an initiative to expand its impact nationally and help 50,000 people find employment by 2020.
