[URPE] INVITE: Bridging the Gaps National Conference, 10/18

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You are invited to join us for the

Bridging the Gaps National Conference

October 18, 2007

8:00 am - 10:45 am
485 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
 
11:15 am - 4:30 pm
Top of the Hill Banquet and Conference Center
One Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC

In the United States, it is generally assumed that that getting a job is 
enough to make ends meet. But, in today's labor market, where nearly a 
quarter of jobs pay low wages and offer no benefits, this couldn't be 
further from the truth for millions of workers and their families. Work 
supports—programs to ensure access to basics, such as health care, child 
care, food, and housing—are supposed to fill in the gaps for working 
families. The Bridging the Gaps project finds that these work supports 
are often quite effective, however, their impact is limited by the fact 
that many working families who need these supports do not get them.

At the Bridging the Gaps conference, esteemed researchers and advocates 
will debate how work supports should be structured in the future. What 
would be ideal? How could it happen politically? Panelists will offer 
both big ideas and practical examples of how to ensure access to work 
supports for low-wage workers and their families.

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Organized by

We thank Senator Edward Kennedy for his assistance in making this event 
possible.

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