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UPDATE: Economic Inclusion: Tools to Build the Financial Strength of Low-Income Families and Communities

Thu., May 21, 2015
8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Solomon Blatt Building, Room 112, 1105 Pendleton Street (corner of Assembly and Pendleton Streets), Columbia, SC

Overview

Our Bank's Community Development office is partnering with the SC Association of Community Economic Development, United Way of SC, and the FDIC on a conference, "Economic Inclusion: Tools to Build the Financial Strength of Low-Income Families and Communities."

Senior Vice President and Research Director Kartik Athreya is among the speakers who will present research and information on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the nation's largest income-support program. EITCs are tax credits that help low-income working families build financial strength and foster economic inclusion.

Agenda

Title

"What We Know, and Are Learning, About the EITC"

Location

South Carolina General Assembly
Blatt Building, Room 112
1105 Pendleton Street (Corner of Assembly and Pendleton Streets)
Columbia, SC 29201

Time

UPDATE: The event begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 10:30 a.m.

Media

Media registration is required at least 48 hours in advance.

Laura Fortunato of Richmond Fed Media Relations will be on-site.

Media Contact

Laura Fortunato
Richmond Fed Media Relations
(804) 697-8196
(804) 698-0927 (mobile)

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Jim Strader (804) 697-8956 (804) 332-0207 (mobile)

Laura Fortunato (804) 697-8196 (804) 698-0927 (mobile)