EQUITY e-newsletter: June 2004
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project (AATPP) funded by
the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
with support from J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation and the Charles and
Helen Schwab Foundation, the World Institute on Disability (WID) is proud to
produce EQUITY Newsletter.
Unfamiliar with asset building? EQUITY brings you articles that educate and
inspire. For the seasoned asset building community member, EQUITY advises on
how to better serve participants with disabilities.
Every month, articles from leaders in the field, program administrators, and
actual participants with disabilities challenge us to narrow the divide,
mutually benefiting both communities. Also included: helpful tips, answers
to your questions about disability issues, periodic federal policy updates,
and valuable resources.
June EQUITY:
Unrealized Potential: Latinos with Disabilities and Asset Building Programs
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE
Addressing the Barriers to Latino Wealth
Brenda Muñiz, National Council of La Raza, uncovers the unique obstacles
that Latinos face when attempting to achieve financial security. She also
indicates with adequate support and outreach, asset building programs can
help reduce poverty and dependency among the Latino population.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200406&topic=fa
EXCLUSIVE CONTRIBUTION: Latinos & Asset Building Graph
In order for Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) to be an effective
poverty reduction tool, the Latino community must be served. The World
Institute on Disability’s Access to Assets Program has produced a graph
comparing the total Latino percentage of each state’s population to the
percentage of Latinos served in IDA programs. See the results…
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200406&topic=ss
ASSET ACCUMULATION & TAX POLICY PROJECT (AATPP) launches web site:
http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/projects/assetdevtaxpol.html
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME): Reaching Out and Creating Affordable
Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities
David Silva, HOME, contributes a glimpse of a unique IDA program that
combines multiple affordable housing tools for Latinos and others with
disabilities that create the means to live independently in their Los
Angeles community.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200406&topic=pm
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Construyendo un Legado Familiar/ Building a Family Legacy: Gizella Bibiano
The Bibianos are an exceptional Latino family. Andres is disabled and stays
at home to take care of their two boys, while Gizella works as an
Administrative Associative at a New York Public Library office to make ends
meet. Together with the Mount Hope IDA program in the Bronx, NY, they will
soon move beyond just surviving and into the home that they have dreamt of
for years.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200406&topic=profile
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Reaching Latinos with Disabilities
Eight steps for both asset building programs and disability organizations to
reach Latinos with disabilities.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200406&topic=tm
EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions.
I work in a predominately Latino neighborhood, but we don’t seem to serve
many in the community. What can we do better to serve our neighborhood?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200406&topic=responds
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:
Informative websites of interest to both communities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Series of Articles on Payday Loans
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Render&c=Page&cid=1087552987718&tacodalogin=no
Nicole MacIntyre and Jim Rankin
June 2004
The Toronto Star
The State of Mexico's Housing (PDF)
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/international/som2004.pdf
Joint Center for Housing Research at Harvard University
2004
AFI PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND NEW AFI PROGRAM WEBPAGE!
Office of Community Services -- The Assets for Independence Program Funding
Announcement
OCS is receiving applications for new initiatives as well as for
enhancements to current projects. They are quite interested in supporting
new and innovative strategies this year. The application due date is July
27, 2004. OCS also announces the launch of a new website featuring general
information about asset building strategies and specifics about the AFI
Program. The URL is http://www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding One important
component is a new guidebook for AFI applicants. The page also features
information about the AFI Resource Center and other news about the AFI
Program.
World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center
dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of
people with disabilities.
WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical
assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve
the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In
addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with
disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related
issues.
NEW! Toll-Free Technical Assistance Hotline: 1-866-723-1201
Do you have questions about asset building strategies or serving people with
disabilities?
Please contact:
Megan O'Neil
World Institute on Disability
Access to Asset Project Coordinator
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partnership of The Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center at the
University of Iowa College of Law, in collaboration with Southern New
Hampshire University School of Community Economic Development, the National
Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the World
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EQUITY is also generously funded by the J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation
and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.
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