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The FABC First Annual State-wide Conference
"FROM DISPARITY TO PROSPERITY - BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP"
was held
November 19 - 21, 2009
at the
Royal Plaza Hotel
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Conference Theme
Florida Asset Building Coalition (FABC) is developing an interdisciplinary, multiethnic and geographically diverse
coalition through networks and partnerships that are building, expanding and strengthening access points to resources,
wealth creation and asset building efforts via grassroots advocacy and the collective voices to promote innovative strategies
solutions leading to long range economic sustainability.
Conference Tracks
| Asset Accumulation | Policy strategies that engage families to save |
| Asset Leveraging | Policies and programs that enable low- to moderate income individuals and families to transform their limited savings
into investment through capital ownership for larger assets, i.e. home & business ownership. |
| Asset Preservation | Includes policies and programs that enable families to protect their assets. |
| Innovation | Featuring emerging issues, best or promising practices, policies, and partnerships in the field of asset development
and preservation. |
| Hurricane Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Mitigation and Rebuilding |
| The People's Agenda | Featuring information/data/stories from the voices of individuals whose households are "asset poor" |
An Initiative of the Ford Foundation
In Partnership with
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| Tuskegee University |
Florida A & M University |
The Florida Black Chamber of Commerce |
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