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Baby Bonds in Context: A Systems Approach to Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

In 2021, both DC and Connecticut passed baby bonds legislation, designing state-funded trusts for children in families with low incomes. Since then, seven additional states have introduced bills proposing baby bonds programs in hopes of building wealth among residents and closing racial wealth gaps. In this dynamic landscape, much can be learned about how each of these programs is designed and how baby bonds fit—in practice—alongside other wealth-building and income-supporting programs.

Join the Urban Institute for a discussion with leading wealth experts and practitioners that will situate baby bonds within the context of other wealth-building and income-supporting policies, assess where baby bonds fit in an overall strategy for addressing the racial wealth gap, and show how state and local practitioners are developing systems approaches to tackling racial wealth gaps in their communities.

Aug 3, 2022 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)