Social Issue Talk Series

Want to learn more about current research on pressing social issues in greater Boston? Interested in hearing about effective solutions to our community's biggest challenges? Join the Social Innovation Forum (SIF) for our March Social Issue Talk Series and hear from leading experts and our 2016 Social Innovators about the latest trends, best practices, and exciting innovations across a variety of fields.

INCREASING QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR PROVEN RISK YOUTH
Sponsoring Partner: The Fish Family Foundation
Tuesday, March 1
8:00 am – 9:30 am
At Fidelity Investments

• Guest Speaker: Peter Forbes, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
• Featured Innovator: SMART Team, a division of JRI

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SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND GRIEF
Sponsoring Partner: Boston Open Impact
Tuesday, March 8
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At Wilmer Hale

• Guest Speaker: Valerie Batts, PhD, Founding Director and VP for Consulting at VISIONS, Inc.
• Featured Innovator: Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

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UNLOCKING YOUTH POTENTIAL IN GATEWAY CITIES
Sponsoring Partner: Amelia Peabody Foundation
Wednesday, March 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At Brown Rudnick LLP

• Guest Speaker: Laurie Ross, PhD, Associate Professor of Community Development and Planning at Clark University, Director of the Hope Coalition
• Featured Innovator: African Community Education Program

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FINDING COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS TO FOOD INSECURITY
Sponsoring Partner: Cabot Family Charitable Trust
Tuesday, March 15
8:00 am – 9:30 am
At Nutter McClennen & Fish

• Guest Speaker: Anne McHugh, Director of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Division at the Boston Public Health Commission
• Featured Innovator: Dorchester Community Food Co-op

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PROMOTING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR WOMEN
Sponsoring Partner: A Women & Girls Funding Collaborative
Thursday, March 17
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
At The Boston Foundation

• Guest Speaker: Deborah Goldberg, Massachusetts State Treasurer
• Featured Innovator: Budget Buddies

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UTILIZING OPEN SPACES TO ENHANCE EDUCATION FOR ALL
Sponsoring Partner: Highland Street Foundation
Monday, March 21
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At DLA Piper

• Guest Speaker: Michael Rich, MD, MPH, Director/Founder, Center on Media and Child Health, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital 
• Featured Innovator: Hale Reservation

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REVITALIZING THE CITY OF LOWELL THROUGH CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Sponsoring Partner: Theodore Edson Parker Foundation & Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Monday, March 28
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At Choate Investment Advisors

• Guest Speaker: Paul Watanabe, PhD, Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston
• Featured Innovator: Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell

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ENGAGING IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFE WORK CONDITIONS
Sponsoring Partner: Bess Family Foundation
Tuesday, March 29
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
At John Hancock

• Guest Speaker: Senator Dan Wolf, Massachusetts State Senator
• Featured Innovator: Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health (MassCOSH)

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If you have any questions, please contact us at team@socialinnovationforum.org or 617.649.1518.