Achieving long-term social mobility and economic prosperity is a major challenge. Despite the promise that talent and hard work lead to advancement, research shows that adults with the lowest incomes rarely rise to the middle or top of the income distribution, and significant racial disparities persist, particularly between Black and white Americans.

Urban’s Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility in Your Community is designed to help local leaders address these challenges. Whether you're a policymaker, a practitioner, or a community member, this workshop will guide you through how to use the toolkit to identify effective strategies and begin catalyzing change. During the session, toolkit creators will:

• demonstrate how to use the toolkit to apply the Upward Mobility Framework to local policymaking and programming,  
• highlight best practices and tools for developing strategies tailored to your community’s needs, and
• answer questions directly from participants.  

Speakers  

• Samantha Fu, Senior Policy Associate, Urban Institute
• Annie Heinrichs, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, Urban Institute  
• Karolina Ramos, Policy Program Manager, Urban Institute
• Kiersten Vaughan, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, Urban Institute