Dreams Fulfilled or Deferred:

Empowering families, neighborhoods, and schools

to break cycles of poverty

Join us for a special conversation between our Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro and Dr. Karl Alexander, co-author of the seminal study, The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood.

At Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Karl Alexander led a landmark 25-year study that followed inner-city children from first grade through adulthood. By truly listening to the children, their parents, and teachers, Alexander’s work reveals not only what it takes to break cycles of poverty but also what holds back so many low-income children from achieving their dreams.

We look forward to discussing how these lessons may be applied to address the rapidly changing needs here in our local community.

This donor event is invite-only. If you have any questions, please contact Kate Daniel at kdaniel@thecommunityfoundation.org.

These quarterly free lunch events provide representatives of local companies and foundations with an opportunity to get acquainted, learn more about Montgomery County funding priorities, and share best practices. The events are open to grantmakers only, and each time we have anywhere from 15 to 30 attendees. There is a different topic for each luncheon – education, health care, etc. – selected in advance by the group.