| | Hi Friend, Art is an essential component of building equity in local communities and across the South. Artists allow us to honestly reflect on our history and current conditions in our communities while allowing us to envision a better future. Please join us as these artists ground our discussions in empathy and honesty: - Imagining a Southern Futurist Vision: Dr. Fahamu Pecou and Charmaine Minniefield in dialogue; dance performance by Giwayen Mata - Mon., Sept. 30
- Developing Policies to Support a Southern Educational Equity Agenda: Soul Food Cypher – Tues., Oct. 1
- Improving the Social Determinants of Health: Thriving Together Atlanta Presents Equitable Dinners – Wed., Oct. 2
Register now to save your seat, and check here for the latest program updates! Questions? stateofthesouth@mdcinc.org We look forward to seeing you next week! Your friends at MDC |
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| Hi there, Art is an essential component of building equity in local communities and across the South. Artists allow us to honestly reflect on our history and current conditions in our communities while allowing us to envision a better future. Please join us as these artists ground our discussions in empathy and honesty: - Imagining a Southern Futurist Vision: Dr. Fahamu Pecou and Charmaine Minniefield in dialogue; dance performance by Giwayen Mata - Mon., Sept. 30
- Developing Policies to Support a Southern Educational Equity Agenda: Soul Food Cypher – Tues., Oct. 1
- Improving the Social Determinants of Health: Thriving Together Atlanta Presents Equitable Dinners – Wed., Oct. 2
Register now to save your seat, and check here for the latest program updates! Questions? stateofthesouth@mdcinc.org We look forward to seeing you next week! Your friends at MDC |
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|  | Economic Security and Mobility Institute for Emerging Issues releases “Roadmap to Financial Resilience" Too many of us are unprepared for financial emergencies. That’s why the Institute for Emerging Issues created the Roadmap to Financial Resilience, a framework of strategies & tactics to boost the financial resilience of households in NC. Ralph Gildehaus, MDC's Senior Program Director for Economic Security and Mobility, was part of the Advisory Council for Financial Resilience, contributed to the Access to Quality Benefits section, and participated in the Emerging Issues Forum. Read More → |
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|  | Educational Equity Childcare Crisis and Home Based Childcare Work Childcare is essential to children's safety and development, parents' ability to work and support their families, and the workforce and economy at large. Yet childcare is currently inaccessible for many, with more than half of the nation's population living in areas classified as childcare deserts. Learn more about the United States childcare crisis, how it impacts families in the South, and what MDC is doing to support home-based childcare providers beginning in North Carolina as one way to address the systems that brought about this crisis. Read More → |
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| Economic Security and Mobility Institute for Emerging Issues releases “Roadmap to Financial Resilience" Too many of us are unprepared for financial emergencies. That’s why the Institute for Emerging Issues created the Roadmap to Financial Resilience, a framework of strategies & tactics to boost the financial resilience of households in NC. Ralph Gildehaus, MDC's Senior Program Director for Economic Security and Mobility, was part of the Advisory Council for Financial Resilience, contributed to the Access to Quality Benefits section, and participated in the Emerging Issues Forum. Learn More → |
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| Educational Equity Childcare Crisis and Home Based Childcare Work Childcare is essential to children's safety and development, parents' ability to work and support their families, and the workforce and economy at large. Yet childcare is currently inaccessible for many, with more than half of the nation's population living in areas classified as childcare deserts. Learn more about the United States childcare crisis, how it impacts families in the South, and what MDC is doing to support home-based childcare providers beginning in North Carolina as one way to address the systems that brought about this crisis. Learn More → |
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| | |  | NCIDR recognized as, "Best Cross-Sector Partner" Congratulations to the North Carolina Inclusive Disaster Recovery (NCIDR) Network on being recognized as "Best Cross-Sector Partner" at the North Carolina Housing Coalition Awards! The network is a collaborative of public, non-profit, and faith-based organizations working to develop community leadership and infrastructure to deliver disaster recovery resources fairly to all communities. MDC's Andrew Shoenig, facilitates NCIDR's work. Read More → |
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 | North Carolina joins IRS Direct File in 2025 Gov. Roy Cooper recently announced North Carolina will be joining IRS Direct file in 2025, removing unnecessary hurdles and fees for more than 1.5 million taxpayers in the state. North Carolina taxpayers are expected to save more than 600 million dollars annually in fees, time, and tax credits. MDC facilitates the NC Tax Credit Coalition, which has advocated for the Department of Revenue and Gov. Cooper to pursue Direct File. Read More → |
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| | | | |  | Thriving Together Atlanta presents Equitable Dinners Access to quality food, living wages, affordable housing, education, clean water, and medical care determine individual and community well-being. Join us for a series of participatory conversations to identify the policies and advocacy strategies needed to improve the social determinants of health for communities that have experienced inadequate investment. Performance by Thriving Together Atlanta Presents Equitable Dinners. Read More → |
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 | Race Matters Institute at State of the South: Atlanta Join us for a participatory exercise with MDC’s Race Matters Institute to understand the history of events, policies, and lived experiences in Atlanta and consider how they have amplified inequity. We will examine current equity indicator data prepared by Georgia Policy Labs to highlight key issue areas. Read More → |
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