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Connecting Communities®

Fed Communities

Federal Reserve community development experts are uniquely positioned to discuss emerging and important community and economic development topics. Connecting Communities webinars are an easy way for you to connect with what the Fed is learning through our research and outreach.

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32 episodes

  1. Building Community Capacity to Harness Opportunity Zones 2.0 Investments 58:15
  2. When Every Dollar Counts: Worker Perspectives on the Economy 59:45
  3. Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Local Economies Through Labor Market Policies 1:27:50
  4. Understanding Benefits Cliffs Evidence Insights 1:00:08
  5. Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Rural Economies through Investment 1:28:25
  6. Highlights from the 2025 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking 59:32
  7. Bank On and Reaching the Unbanked in Our Communities 58:03
  8. Unlocking the Voice of Small Businesses: New Insights from the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey 57:33
  9. 2026 Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series: Place-Based Strategies: Strengthening Local Economies 1:28:23
  10. How Fed Data Tools Can Inform Economic Mobility 1:29:21
  11. How Your Experience of the Economy Matters to the Fed: A Conversation with Governor Michael S. Barr 48:00
  12. CDFIs Unpacked: Trends and Takeaways from Mission-Driven Lenders 59:53
  13. Economic Insights from Lower-Income Communities: Findings from the 2025 Community Perspectives Survey 58:30
  14. Data, Analysis, and Strategies to Strengthen Your Community's Workforce 58:34
  15. Highlights from the 2024 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking 58:53
  16. The Power of Place: Building Inclusive Economies Through Collaboration 57:31
  17. Exploring Possibilities of Investing Now for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods 59:17
  18. Economic Insights from Lower-Income Communities: Findings from the 2024 Community Perspectives Survey 1:00:02
  19. Approaches to and Lessons Learned from Community-Engaged Research 57:02
  20. The Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2023 59:14
  21. The Changing Landscape of In-person Banking Implications for Financial Institutions, Regulators, and Communities 58:50
  22. Connecting Communities: Building Capacity of Community-Based Organizations 1:00:14
  23. A conversation on economic inequality and labor market disparities 7:51
  24. Navigating Benefits Cliffs – Barriers and Solutions 1:00:08
  25. A Conversation on Skills Through Alternative Routes (STARs) featuring Papia Debroy and Sergio Galeano 11:29
  26. How CDFIs are faring: Insights from the Fed's 2023 CDFI Survey 1:00:34
  27. Shifting Perspectives and Expectations on Employment 1:28:45
  28. The Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022 - Connecting Communities 57:42
  29. A Community Approach to Disaster Recovery 1:17:59
  30. Two sides of one child care dilemma 1:02:02
  31. Amplifying Small Business Voices — New Findings from the Small Business Credit Survey 58:24
  32. Adapting to COVID-19: Impacts on Lower-Income Communities and Organizations Serving Them in 2022 59:42