On Thursday, September 19, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, hosted an in-person event at Connecticut’s Housatonic Community College on innovative financing in the child care sector.
The event focused on the challenges that child care providers face in securing capital to expand and contain the cost of center-based and home care to meet demand for safe, affordable, quality child care. This event featured case studies on new approaches to funding child care facilities from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
The event was of interest to child care providers, policymakers, financial institutions, foundations, and community organizations.
Event Details
Date & Time
September 19, 2024
10:00am-2:30pm
September 19, 2024
10:00am-2:30pm
Location
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Audience
This in-person event was open to the public.
This in-person event was open to the public.
Media
This event was open to the media. All remarks were on the record. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
This event was open to the media. All remarks were on the record. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
Agenda
| 10:00am-10:15am | Welcome Remarks
Beth Bye, Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, State of Connecticut |
| 10:15am-10:45am | Discussion on Challenges and Unmet Needs in Child Care Facilities Financing
Moderator: Colleen Dawicki, Director, Working Places, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Georgia Goldburn, Executive Director, Hope for New Haven Inc Tomas Olivo Valentin, Initiative Director, Working Cities Challenge, RIBA Aspira Career Academy Allyx Schiavone, Executive Director, Friends Center for Children |
| 10:45am-11:30am | Exploring Existing Resources in CT and Beyond
Moderator: Carmen Panacopoulos, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Elizabeth Fraser, Program Officer, Early Childhood Facilities and Renovation Project, LISC Connecticut Kirby Burkholder, President, Core Business Solutions, IFF Kimberly Latimer-Nelligan, President, LIIF |
| 11:30am-12:15pm | Networking Activity |
| 12:15pm-1:00pm | Luncheon Remarks Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, State of Connecticut, Third Congressional District (recorded remarks) |
| 1:00pm-1:45pm | On the Horizon: What Promising Approaches Lead to Breakthroughs? Moderator: Jonathan Kivell, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Laura Kohn, Vice President, Care and Education, Mission Driven Finance En Jung Kim, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase, Community Development Banking New Markets Tax Credit Group Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children’s Finance |
| 1:45pm-2:15pm | What’s Next? A Facilitated Discussion |
| 2:15pm-2:30pm | Closing Remarks Pierre Joseph, Working Cities Manager, Regional & Community Outreach, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
Speakers
President
Core Business Solutions, IFF
Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
State of Connecticut
Director, Working Places
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Congresswoman
State of Connecticut, Third Congressional District
Program Officer, Early Childhood Facilities and Renovation Project
LISC Connecticut
Executive Director
Hope for New Haven Inc
Working Cities Manager, Regional & Community Outreach
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Managing Director
JPMorgan Chase, Community Development Banking New Markets Tax Credit Group
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Vice President, Care and Education
Mission Driven Finance
President
LIIF
Initiative Director, Working Cities Challenge
RIBA Aspira Career Academy
Sr. Business Strategy Manager
Regional & Community Outreach
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Vermont Director
First Children’s Finance
Executive Director
Friends Center for Children
Exploring Existing Resources in CT and Beyond
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