2017 CHCI Capitol Hill Policy Briefing Series: Housing, Law, and Environment

Join the CHCI 2016-17 Graduate Policy Fellows on May 23rd for the CHCI 2017 Capitol Hill Policy Briefing Series. Each fellow has organized and will moderate a public policy roundtable discussion comprised of Members of Congress, congressional staffers, public policy experts, and national leaders from their specific areas of study, tackling some of the most pertinent issues affecting the Latino community.

▪ 10:00 am - 11:15 am ▪

Unqualified Upon Reentry: Legal Protections against Discriminatory Hiring Practices and Criminal Convictions

Moderated by CHCI-PepsiCo Foundation Law Graduate Fellow, Brenda Ayon Verduzco

▪ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm ▪

Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap with Shared Equity Homeownership: A Latino Perspective

Moderated by CHCI-Wells Fargo Housing Graduate Fellow, Alia Fierro

▪ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ▪

Lifting the Burden: Leveraging Existing Programs to Reduce Energy Costs in Low-Income Communities

Moderated by CHCI-Shell Energy Graduate Fellow, Patricio Portillo