District of Columbia Family Impact Seminar #36
From Harlem Children’s Zone to Promise Neighborhoods: Creating the Tipping Point for Success
January 25, 2010
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Featured Speakers
Katherine Shoemaker, Director, Policy and Special Projects, Harlem Children’s Zone
Harlem Children’s Zone: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Bill Gormley, Interim Dean, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Harry Holzer, Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
HCZ and Promise Neighborhoods: Some Comments
Steven Smith, Waldemar Nielsen Chair in Philanthropy, Visiting Professor from the University of Washington
Promise Neighborhoods and HCZ: Thoughts on Policy and Practice
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