Asset Building

These spring months have been particularly hectic for UFE's Education Team. So, with great pleasure, I get to write this.

For four years, UFE has partnered with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) to present a bird's-eye view of the economy as part of their Moving from Debt to Assets financial literacy education and empowerment program.

The program assumes a multi-faceted approach to keeping low-income people, predominantly from communities of color, out of financial harm's way, using education, counseling, leadership-building, and ongoing peer support--sometimes continuing for years after graduation--to prepare these folks for financial stability and upward economic mobility.

Steve and Jeannette, UFE's Pop[ular Education] Stars, were working with a national crew of fair tax organizers in Baltimore, and needed a hand for this month's class. I stepped in with educator/historian, activist/motivator, Susan Hecht, to co-present UFE's custom workshop, "Getting Aboard the Asset Train: Race, Class & Wealth in the US," to a full room in Dorchester, MA. 

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May 21, 2010

UFE's seventh annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day report has finally arrived! State of the Dream 2010: Drained - Jobless and Foreclosed in Communities of Color explores the U.S. racial economic divide in the wake of the Great Recession and spotlights a targeted policy approach as the best way to close that divide and rebuild our economy. Read the report now!

 

February 4, 2010

Boston, MA, January 13, 2010 – A new report released today finds that African Americans and Latinos are continuing to disproportionately experience economic hardships, and that targeted economic policies are required to address the racial economic divide in the US.

January 13, 2010

Two items on the ballot for Oregon's January 27th special election, Measures 66 and 67, would address the state's budget hardships by raising taxes on those most able to afford: wealthy individuals and large corporations. UFE urges voters to vote "YES" to Measures 66 and 67.

January 13, 2010

UFE has been publishing State of the Dream reports annually since 2004. Each report has a different theme, all focused on issues of importance to communities of color and to the nation as a whole. Read all of these reports, including our renowned 2009 report, The Silent Depression, our groundbreaking 2008 report, Foreclosed, and the latest in the series, State of the Dream 2010: Drained.

January 4, 2010

Find out what YOU can do to reverse the foreclosure crisis in Massachusetts. Interact with elected officials, housing, legal, community organizing
experts and other concerned residents about cutting edge activities that are impacting the foreclosure crisis now and how we can increase our impact! March 31, 2009

The movement against the bailout proved that people have power to change the rules of our economy. We need to stay engaged to make fundamental economic changes for the long-term. Updated.
December 9, 2008

Town Hall Meeting in Boston with Rep. Barney Frank, Mass. AG Martha Coakley Focuses on Harmful Banking Practices, Rising Credit Card Interest Rates Hurting Working Families and Consumers. Co-hosted by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG), and UFE. March 19, 2008

George offers ideas on how to make the system work. Feburary 19, 2008.
February 25, 2008

Dorothy's tale of how the housing crisis is effecting her family. January 21, 2008
February 25, 2008