NASW-MA’s 11th Annual MLK Jr. Forum on Racial Justice; Exploring the Racial Wealth Gap in Massachusetts will focus on inequities in access to economic security and focus on policy to narrow the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts. According to a 2015 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; the median net worth of a white family is $247,500, while the median net worth of a Black family is just $8 in Boston. The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the racial wealth gap even more. Social workers will come together through this annual forum to recognize the barriers to economic security, learn strategies for engaging in advocacy to address this crisis, and work together with those most impacted. We will learn about efforts to reduce the wealth gap and the challenges that lie ahead in Massachusetts. 2 FREE CEUs that apply to anti-racism and anti-discrimination CEUs.

Learning Objectives: 

Panelists will discuss approaches to addressing the wealth gap in Massachusetts, disparities in outcomes, and structural wealth inequities in our Commonwealth and our nation. 

Objectives: 

1. Understand barriers to economic security for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color in Massachusetts.

2. Learn strategies to engage in advocacy centering communities most impacted by disparities.

3. Learn specific approaches to addressing the wealth gap in social work practice across the range of settings where social workers live and work.

Registration Rates: 

• Free for NASW members & non-members

• Donations for BIPOC student membership program encouraged. Donate here: https://www.naswma.org/donations/donate.asp?id=20503