BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T123000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:[COMMUNITY EVENT] Poverty to Possibilities DESCRIPTION:Join community leaders\, advocates\, service providers\, business professionals\, policymakers\, educators\, philanthropists\, and engaged residents for From Poverty to Possibilities 2026\, United Way of Pierce County's annual community conversation focused on understanding the realities of poverty and advancing solutions that create pathways to stability and opportunity.ImageThis year's keynote speaker\, Brian Goldstone\, is the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. Through powerful storytelling and extensive reporting\, Goldstone shines a light on one of the fastest-growing and least understood crises in America: working families experiencing homelessness despite holding jobs\, pursuing education\, and doing everything they can to make ends meet.His work challenges common assumptions about poverty and homelessness while highlighting the systemic barriers that keep families trapped in cycles of housing instability.What We'll ExploreTogether\, we will examine:The changing face of poverty and housing insecurity in AmericaThe challenges facing ALICE (Asset Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed) householdsThe impact of rising housing costs on working familiesCommunity-driven solutions that create lasting changeOpportunities for collective action in Pierce CountyWhether you work in business\, education\, government\, healthcare\, philanthropy\, or the nonprofit sector\, this event will leave you with a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our neighbors and a renewed sense of possibility for what we can achieve together.Registration$35 per personIf the registration fee creates a financial hardship\, please contact us at poverty2possibilities@uwpc.org or 253.272.4263. This event is made possible through sponsorship support\, and all ticket proceeds help United Way of Pierce County support ALICE families in our community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join community leaders\, advocates\, service providers\, business professionals\, policymakers\, educators\, philanthropists\, and engaged residents for From Poverty to Possibilities 2026\, United Way of Pierce County'\;s annual community conversation focused on understanding the realities of poverty and advancing solutions that create pathways to stability and opportunity.

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Brian Goldstone

This year'\;s keynote speaker\, Brian Goldstone\, is the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \;There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America. Through powerful storytelling and extensive reporting\, Goldstone shines a light on one of the fastest-growing and least understood crises in America: working families experiencing homelessness despite holding jobs\, pursuing education\, and doing everything they can to make ends meet.

His work challenges common assumptions about poverty and homelessness while highlighting the systemic barriers that keep families trapped in cycles of housing instability.

What We'\;ll Explore

Together\, we will examine:

Whether you work in business\, education\, government\, healthcare\, philanthropy\, or the nonprofit sector\, this event will leave you with a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our neighbors&mdash\;and a renewed sense of possibility for what we can achieve together.

Registration

$35 per person

If the registration fee creates a financial hardship\, please contact us at \;poverty2possibilities@uwpc.org \;or 253.272.4263. This event is made possible through sponsorship support\, and all ticket proceeds help United Way of Pierce County support ALICE families in our community.

LOCATION:4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW Lakewood WA 98499 UID:e.2471.1658108 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261020T002435Z URL:https://business.thechambercollective.com/chamber-events/Details/community-event-poverty-to-possibilities-1952573?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR