NALEO Policy Institute on Sustainable Communities

+ NALEO Regional Policy Institute on Sustainable Communitites
In collaboration with the Latino Caucus of the Chicago City Council
The Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
August 11-13 | Chicago, Illinois

The NALEO Educational Fund's Regional Policy Institutes provide training and technical assistance to Latino policymakers on timely topics of concern and priority for the Latino community. We have convened elected officials from throughout the United States to address a wide variety of issues, including diabetes, transportation, affordable housing, economic/workforce development, public safety, the environment, and public finance.

+ Agenda

Creating Opportunities for Community Revitalization and Workforce Housing
Local governments are responsible for providing communities where residents can live, work, and access services. As the cost of buying a home continues to increase, local jurisdictions need to develop innovative approaches for increased workforce housing, including housing for teachers, nurses, and public safety workers. Officials will look at strategies that revitalize and protect neighborhoods in a sustainable manner while providing affordable housing opportunities.

Individual and Neighborhood Strategies for Economic Development
Successful economic development is achieved by investment in the economic, human, and physical infrastructure of a community. Improving localities’ economic well being can include investments in workforce development, financial literacy, small business development, access to capital, and expanded business opportunities. This session will address strategies for developing thriving economic regions in urban and underserved communities.

Economic Development Briefing and Mobile Tour
The City of Chicago has implemented creative economic development strategies throughout the city. The tour and briefing will highlight the city’s economic
development strategy, and includes stops at the city’s diverse Little Village
and Paseo Boricua neighborhoods.

Public Finance Strategies for Building Sustainable Communities
In light of property tax limitations and loss of sales revenue, state and local governments have been using cutbacks to balance their budgets. While the economic system has changed from goods to services, the revenue system and flow between federal, state, and local governments has remained unchanged. This session will highlight strategies about what governments are doing to preserve, expand, and diversify their revenues while also discussing the rating impacts of tight local budgets and the high rate of debt issuance.

For more information on Sustainable Communitites, please Ms. Cielo Castro
Tel: (213) 747-7606, ext. 133 | Email: ccastro@naleo.org