Faith & Action Fall Event 2025
Stronger Futures Through Economic Mobility
What does it take to build a stronger future for all families? Join us for an evening that explores how faith communities, nonprofits, and civic leaders can be powerful forces in expanding opportunity for children and families facing poverty.
Featuring renowned author and economist Raj Chetty, this event will highlight breakthrough research on economic mobility—offering a data-driven look at what’s working in cities across the country to reduce poverty and improve children’s outcomes.
You’ll walk away with:
- Clear insights into what truly helps children thrive
- Tools to guide your advocacy and community action
- Inspiration to use your voice to help build a more inclusive economy
Don’t miss this chance to be part of a vital conversation about hope, equity, and opportunity.
Raj Chetty
Raj Chetty is the Director of Opportunity Insights and the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University. His research seeks to answer one question: What can be done to revive the American dream? At Opportunity Insights, he uses big data to study the factors that influence economic opportunity, especially for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Combining empirical evidence and economic theory, Chetty reveals the barriers to upward mobility and develops the government policy changes necessary to remove them. Chetty’s areas of research are inspired by the issues affecting everyday people, including how zip code, social capital, race, and even one’s kindergarten teacher affects chances of upward economic mobility. His work has been widely cited in academia, media outlets, and Congressional testimony. Chetty has received numerous awards for his research, including the John Bates Clark medal, given to the economist under 40 whose work is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field.
