2008 Leadership Summit
June 4-6 Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois

Financial stability is critical to the long-term health of communities. At the 2008 Leadership Summit, United Way of America will convene United Way leaders and strategic partners to dig deeper into the barriers to family financial stability and work together to develop action plans to break them down.

The 2008 Leadership Summit will:

1. Educate, motivate, challenge and energize a critical mass of United Way, municipal, and private sector leaders to transform their communities through targeted financial stability initiatives.
2. Develop a deeper understanding of the critical role that financial stability plays in the long-term success of low to moderate income individuals, families and communities nationwide.
3. Build new local, regional and national networks between elected officials, United Way leaders and other strategic partners.

Who will be there?

United Way Leadership, Mayors and other Elected Officials, Corporate Partners, National Foundations, and other Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders

At the Summit you will experience…

Thought-provoking General Sessions with national experts
Learning Labs that provide hands-on information and replicable strategies
Cocktail Reception at a beautiful Chicago landmark
Networking with peers and volunteers

Jane Addams was an early advocate for Advancing the Common Good and for strategies that help working families become financially stable, making Chicago the perfect site for the 2008 Financial Stability Summit! In 1889, concern for the social problems among Chicago’s working class residents led Jane Addams to found Hull House, which was designed to provide social, educational, and employment opportunities to lower-income workers. Over time, Hull House expanded its efforts to include systemic changes at the municipal, state, and federal levels, influencing child labor laws, occupational safety and health provisions, immigrant rights, and pension laws.