2019 Social Innovation Summit: Pathways to Opportunity

March 29, 2019

 

The zip code in which one grows up should not be a primary determinant of life outcomes.

​Developing successful cradle to career pathways for families and children living in low-income communities is a critical component of the Price Center’s mission. The Price Center develops and disseminates research that explores new approaches to increasing opportunity for low-income residents through education, policies to support healthy and stable families, ​and equitable access to high-quality jobs.

​This Social Innovation Summit examined Pathways to Opportunity
through the lens of research and action focused in three different areas:

Educational Attainment | Strong Families | Re-entry

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How do we build pathways to opportunity?

Morning Welcome and Keynote: "Pathways to Opportunity in Low-Income Neighborhoods"

  • Jack Knott, Dean, USC Price School of Public Policy
  • Gary Painter, Professor & Director, Sol Price Center for Social Innovation and Homelessness Policy Research Institute
  • Keynote Speaker: Ann Owens, Associate Professor of Sociology and Management, USC Dornsife

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Panel 1: "Pathways to Opportunity: Data Partnerships to Strengthen Families"

  • Linda Aragon, Director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health
  • Regan Foust, Director of Strategic Partnerships, The Children’s Data Network
  • Armando Jimenez, Director of Measurement, Learning, & Evaluation, First 5 LA
  • Carrie Miller, Assistant Executive Director, Office of Child Protection, Los Angeles County
  • Moderator: Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Milner Professor of Child Welfare and Co-Director, The Children’s Data Network, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

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Fireside Chat: David Plouffe

  • David Plouffe, Head of Policy & Advocacy, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
  • Gary Painter, Professor & Director, Sol Price Center for Social Innovation and Homelessness Policy Research Institute

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Panel 2: "Pathways to Opportunity: New Models to Advance Educational Attainment"

  • Jeimee Estrada, Regional VP – Los Angeles, Innovate Public Schools
  • Sunwoo Hwang, CEO & Founder, Sixup
  • Julie Marsh, Professor of Education Policy, USC Rossier School of Education
  • Moderator: Christine M. Beckman, Visiting Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

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Panel 3: "Pathways to Opportunity: Careers for Justice-Involved Individuals"

  • Beverly Parenti, Co-Founder, The Last Mile
  • Shanae Polk, Program Director, 2nd Call
  • Efty Sharony, Director, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Reentry
  • Jeffery T.D. Wallace, President & CEO, Leaders Up
  • Moderator: John MacDonald, Professor of Criminology & Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

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