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OUR PURPOSE:
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To convene individuals and organizations with the desire to leverage their talent, resources, and passion to improve the prosperity of Florida’s families.
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OUR VISION:
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That ALL Floridians have equal opportunities to attain financial stability.
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OUR MISSION:
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To engage, through a statewide collaboration of organizations that are holistically focused, in providing life-enhancing services to Floridians.
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News & Events
Coming Soon... Fourth Annual FPP State Conference May 30 - JunE 1 Universal's Portifino Bay Hotel Orlando Room Rate of $109 A Night! Discounted Parking Rate of $6/Day Online registration coming Spring 2012 More information to come...
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"Looking Up in a Down Economy!"
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3rd Annual FPP State Conference
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Plenary speakers Ray Boshara, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Tasha Carter, Office of the Florida CFO Michael Gutter, Ph.D., University of Florida IFAS Secretary David Wilkins, Florida Department of Children and Families Todd Young, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Louisa Quittman, U.S. Department of the Treasury Nancy Lascheid, Neighborhood Health Clinic Linda Brost, National Ways to Work Dawn Lockhart, Family Foundations Ellen Stoffer, United Way of Tampa Bay |
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Click here to view a presentation from the conference! |
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George Sheldon, Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families, Tallahassee, FL
Jackie Lynn Coleman, Senior Director of the National Community Tax Coalition as well as Vice President of National Programs for the Center for Economic Progress, Chicago, IL
Leigh Tivol, Program Director for Savings and Financial Security at Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), Washington, D. C.
Kelly Edmiston, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, MO
Laura Scherler, Director, Income Capacity Building at United Way Worldwide, Washington, D.C.
Sarah Bainton Kahn, Program Manager, Early Childhood and Family Economic Success, Institute for Youth, Education & Families, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Johnette Hartnett, Director of Research and Real Economic Impact Tour, National Disability Institute, Washington, D.C.
Dawn Lockhart, Chair, National Foundation for Credit Counselors, Jacksonville, FL
On March 10, 2010, an historic meeting took place at the Florida House of Representatives in Tallahassee – the first ever Florida Prosperity Caucus, led and hosted by House Deputy Democratic Whip Alan Williams (D, District 8), with an audience of approximately 55 legislators and FPP members. It was the initial meeting of an ongoing effort to bring issues of importance for low-to-moderate income people to Florida legislators.
At that meeting, the audience heard a presentation from the Corporation For Economic Development (CFED) about the Florida Opportunities and Assets Scorecard and from Karl Nurse, St. Petersburg City Council Member and lead advocate for Bank On St. Pete. Representative Williams introduced the legislators who attended and invited them to address the group. The next meeting is being planned for sometime in May or June.
The following legislators signed up to be a part of the caucus:
Alan Williams, Democrat, District 8, parts of Leon, and Gadsden Counties
Mary Brandenburg, Democrat, District 89, part of Palm Beach County
Adam Fetterman, Democrat, District 81, parts of Martin and St. Lucie Counties
Elaine Schwartz, Democrat, District 99, part of Broward County
Yolly Roberson, Democrat, District 104, part of Miami-Dade
Mark Pafford, Democrat, District 88, part of Palm Beach County
Anitere Flores, Republican, District 114, part of Miami-Dade
Oscar Braynon, Democrat, District 103, parts of Broward, Miami-Dade Counties
Dwight Bullard, Democrat, District 118, part of Miami-Dade County
Mia Jones, Democrat, District 14, part of Duval County
Franklin Sands, Democrat, District 98, part of Broward
Richard Steinberg, Democrat, District 106, part of Miami-Dade County
Bill Galvano, Republican, District 68, parts of Hillsborough and Manatee Counties
Perry Thurston, Democrat, District 93, part of Broward
Peter Nehr, Republican, District 48, parts of Pasco and Pinellas Counties
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, Democrat, District 9, parts of Gadsden, Jefferson, and Leon Counties
Ritch Workman, Republican, District 30
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