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Donna Stiglmeier
Thu, 12/20/2007

Boston's Homeless Census - In reflection

One man's story on the street...

Tuesday night (December 18th), nineteen United Way volunteers joined hundreds who conducted the 28th annual city-wide census of our neighbors who are homeless. I was a team leader for the census, and these are some of my experiences and thoughts...  read more »

Donna Stiglmeier
Wed, 12/05/2007

Building Wealth in Lower-Income Communities

Tools so hardworking people can climb out of poverty

On Monday, December 3rd, I presented on a panel at “Working Together to Build Wealth in Lower-Income Communities” held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and sponsored by Massachusetts Community and Banking Council. Wealth and Poverty, Products and Services for people who are low-income, Financial Education Program Models, and Increasing Collaboration were all explored via panel presentations and Q & A.  read more »

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