Coalition on Race, Ethnicity, Poverty, and Disability
Description
Since 2019, we have worked with the National Disability Institute to convene practitioners in both the financial services and disability services fields, helping to host large-scale convenings, trainings, and work group sessions on the topic of financial stability for people with disabilities.
Goal of Program
To share knowledge of the intersecting issues faced by people of color with disabilities, and to identify program and policy implications with multi-sector partners that equitably lead to greater financial stability.
What We Provide
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A brief of local issues and solutions: Addressing Financial Stability Challenge at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Poverty and Disability
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Shared leadership with the United Way of Southwestern PA of a Pittsburgh Coalition dedicated to these issues
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Trainings and listening sessions
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How to Engage
Join the Pittsburgh Coalition here.
Promote these issues by using the Pittsburgh Equity Ally badge in your organizational materials and social media to demonstrate your ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion. You can download a version of the badge by clicking on one of the images below. You can also download a guide for how to use the badge in your materials.
You can also contact Sarah Dieleman Perry, Director of Economic Opportunity, for more information.