You are invited to join us for the Bridging the Gaps National Conference
October 18, 2007 8:00 am - 10:45 am 485 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 11:15 am - 4:30 pm Top of the Hill Banquet and Conference Center One Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC In the United States, it is generally assumed that getting a job is enough to make ends meet. But, in today's labor market, where nearly a quarter of jobs pay low wages and offer no benefits, this couldn't be further from the truth for millions of workers and their families. Work supportsprograms to ensure access to basics, such as health care, child care, food, and housingare supposed to fill in the gaps for working families. The Bridging the Gaps project finds that these work supports are often quite effective, however, their impact is limited by the fact that many working families who need these supports do not get them. At the Bridging the Gaps conference, esteemed researchers and advocates will debate how work supports should be structured in the future. What would be ideal? How could it happen politically? Panelists will offer both big ideas and practical examples of how to ensure access to work supports for low-wage workers and their families. To view the <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=426484564&url_num=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D0%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fbridgingthegaps.org%252Fagenda.html>agenda or to <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=426484564&url_num=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D1%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.democracyinaction.org%252Fdia%252ForganizationsORG%252Fcepr%252Fevent%252Findex.jsp%253Fevent_KEY%253D12374%2526amp%253Bt%253DBTG.dwt>register, visit <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=426484564&url_num=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D2%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.bridgingthegaps.org%252Fconference>http://www.bridgingthegaps.org/conference. Organized by [] [] We thank Senator Edward Kennedy for his assistance in making this event possible. ---------- <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=426484564&url_num=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D3%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.democracyinaction.org%252Fdia%252ForganizationsORG%252Fcepr%252FsignUp.jsp%253Fkey%253D1013>Subscribe <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?kkey=426484564&url_num=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D4%26amp%3Burl%3D..%252Ftrack.jsp%253Fkey%253D-1%2526amp%253Burl_num%253D5%2526amp%253Burl%253Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.democracyinaction.org%252Fdia%252Forganizations%252Fcepr%252Funsubscribe.jsp>Unsubscribe <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp??key=426484564&url_num=6&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D5%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.democracyinaction.org%252Fdia%252Forganizations%252Fcepr%252Fprofile%252Flogin.jsp>Update Subscriptions <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/ddia/track.jsp?key=426484564&url_num=7&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_num%3D6%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cepr.net%252Findex2.php%253Foption%253Dcom_rss%2526amp%253Bfeed%253DRSS2.0%2526amp%253Bno_html%253D1>RSS Liz Chimienti Domestic Policy Analyst Center for Economic and Policy Research 1611 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 293-5380 x110 Fax: (202) 588-1356
