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With the latest U.S. Census results afoot, the 2011 agog discussion series explores surprising facts and implications of demographic change, fascinating social and technological advances and ways that we can plan for our changing community.
“We now stand on the precipice of a ‘decade of reckoning.’ Questions around how to support communities with rapidly aging populations, how to meet family and labor market needs, and how to help lower paid workers suppport themselves and their families, simply cannot go unaddressed for another decade without risking our standard of living and the quality of our democracy.”
–The Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program
Why changing demographics are important to Metropolitan Family Service.
Discussion topics this year will include:
■ Academic attainment and workforce preparation
■ Ethnicity
■ Aging
■ Transportation
Last year, more than 200 people participated in agog discussions. Fifteen privately hosted agog discussions will be held this year, beginning in January and continuing through mid-August. Please contact us if you’re interested in hosting an agog discussion.
Metropolitan Family Service programs help people facing economic and cultural barriers such as health-related issues, poverty, inadequate education and isolation. Last year our programs helped more than 33,000 children, families and older adults.
Because
together, we can do more. |
