Movement Day Dallas 2015 Financial Stability Track Facilitator: Keyven Lewis Presenter: Joe Ader - Understanding Poverty

1. Financial Stability Track
Movement Day Greater Dallas
Facilitating Community Transformation

2. Mission
To ensure that every low-income community in Greater Dallas
has the resources needed to give its neighbors a hand up.

3. Agenda
• Welcome
• State of Poverty in Greater Dallas
• Strategic Breakout Sessions
• Working Group Report Out
• Community Breakout Sessions
• Working Group Report Out
• Wrap up/Next Steps

4. Welcome
Facilitating Community Transformation

5. State of Poverty in Greater Dallas
Facilitating Community Transformation

7. 5%
41%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Populaton Growth Poverty Growth
Dallas
Population Growth vs. Poverty Growth
2000 - 2012
2000 - 2012 2 3

9. What is Poverty?
U.S. Government Definition of Poverty =
Family of four earning less than $23,850 per year

10. What is Poverty?

11. What is the Cause of Poverty?
Cause Cure
Poor Behavior Modify Behavior
Lack of Resources in Community Redistribute Resources
Exploitation Laws and Prosecution
Oppressive Government or
Economic System
International Government

12. What is the Cause of Poverty?
Cause = SIN CHRIST = Cure
Poor Behavior STEWARDSHIP & DILIGENT
WORK
Modify Behavior
Lack of Resources in Community COMPASSION & SERVICE Redistribute Resources
Exploitation JUSTICE & MERCY Laws and Prosecution
Oppressive Government or
Economic System
JUSTICE & FREEDOM International Government

13. Our Role as Believers
Ambassadors for Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17-21

14. City-Wide Initiatives
• Mayor's Task Force on Poverty
• Anti-Poverty Coalition
• CFSI: Community Financial Stability Initiative
• Financial Fitness Month is April

15. Understanding Poverty Trainings
Next Training:
February 13, 9am – 12 (Noon)
Grace Bible Church Dallas
Get Tickets Now:
UnderstandingPoverty.com

16. Strategic Breakout Sessions
Facilitating Community Transformation

17. Strategic Breakout Sessions
Working Group Report Out
Facilitating Community Transformation

18. Action Steps
Facilitating Community Transformation

19. Action Steps
• What can I do individually in this area?
• How can I influence my Church, Organization, or Community in this
area?

20. Thank You
Facilitating Community Transformation

21. Appendix
Facilitating Community Transformation

22. Agenda
• Welcome/Opening Prayer/Introductions (Keyven)
• State of Poverty in Greater Dallas (Joe)
• the current situation (stats)
• the causes of poverty
• our role as believers
• some solutions (framework, existing resources, current collaborative efforts, Unite's
role)
• Working Group Breakouts (by strategy)
• Working Group Report Out (Keyven)
• Break-out by community to determine Next Steps
• Next Steps Report Out (Joe)
• Wrap up/Next Steps/Closing Prayer (Joe)

23. Our City Initiatives (request rep from Mayor’s office)
• Community Financial Stability Initiative
• Add a brief description of what this entails
• Anti-Poverty Coalition of Greater Dallas
• Brings a broad-based coalition of organizations together to:
• Counter the problem of predatory lending by advocating for changes to public policies and
promoting consumer-friendly lending alternatives.
• Boost the financial health of our community by promoting financial literacy & access to
programs that build income, savings and assets.
• Mayor’s Poverty Task Force
• Expanding Dallas’ efforts to assist low-income workers to file tax returns under the
Earned Income Tax Credit program,
• Raising minimum wage for all City of Dallas contract employees from $7.75 to
$10.25, and encouraging employers to do the same, and
• Considering the creation of a City of Dallas “Office of Poverty Elimination” in city
government to ensure this subject continues to occupy Dallas’ attention.

24. Strategic Breakout Sessions
Facilitating Community Transformation

25. Groups
Table facilitators listed
• Comprehensive financial literacy: David & Karin
• Mobilizing coaches/mentors/accountability groups: Ken, Kara &
Shannan
• Job programs + adult education: Jeff, Wende & Candy
• Transportation: Joe Ader
• Small dollar loan alternatives/predatory lending: Stephanie Mace
• Public awareness campaign: Andrea

26. Financial Foundations Programs: Classes and/or
Professional Advising
Break-out Session
• Identify & evaluate existing programs
• Budgeting/Financial Plan
• Debt/Credit Improvement
• Insurance
• Savings Strategies (Matched Savings Programs)
• Benefits (CPP) & Tax Credits (VITA)

27. Mobilizing Coaches/Mentors and Accountability
Groups
Break-out Session
• Develop a plan to mobilize the Church into these and other volunteer
opportunities

28. Jobs Programs/Referrals
Break-out Session
• Identify existing programs and develop plan to replicate

29. Shared Systems
Break-out Session
• Develop a plan for developing & implementing:
• shared volunteer platform
• shared referral/case management platform
• stages of change analysis

30. Protection from Predatory Lending, Additional
Small-Dollar Loan Alternatives
Break-out Session
• Develop a plan

31. Public Awareness Campaign
Break-out Session
• Develop campaign for potential providers, volunteers & clients

32. Community-Based Strategies
Facilitating Community Transformation

33. Community-Based Strategies

34. Community-Based Strategies (cont.)
• Public Awareness Campaign (all service providers & neighbors)
• Financial Foundation Program
• Matched Savings Programs
• Budgeting/Financial Plan
• Credit Improvement versus being debt-free (replaced Debt Reduction Strategies)
• Insurance - In The Know
• Wealth Building Strategies
• Classes & Counseling – what type?
• Benefits & Tax Credits
• Jobs Programs/Referrals
• Coach, Groups, Etc. – what type?
• On-going Counseling – what type?

35. Community-Based Strategies
• Asset Mapping Initiative (pilot areas)
• Lake Highlands
• tbd
• Vickery Meadow
• tbd
• South Oak Cliff
• tbd