The Challenge
FairRecovery.org
Do national economic recovery programs help those who need it most?
From Crisis To Opportunity As of July 2009, $11 trillion had been pledged in recovery programs. Over $1.2 trillion is pledged as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This unprecedented investment marks a significant point in our nation’s recent history and provides a tremendous opportunity for reforming national policy.
History has shown us that universal programs often do not address the needs of those already socially and economically marginalized. It is important to understand what policies have exacerbated inequalities in America so that we avoid
FairRecovery.org is a “one-stopresource” for those working on issues related to social justice and the economic recovery, especially:
those pitfalls and take full advantage of this $11 trillion dollar opportunity. On FairRecovery.org we have presentations explaining how universal policies have failed in the past and how targeted universalism can assure help for those most in need.
Why FairRecovery.org?
PARTNERS The Opportunity Agenda Applied Research Center INSIGHT Center for Community Economic Development American Civil Liberties Union
Promoting a fair and equitable economic recovery
• civil rights and social justice advocates • policymakers • minority businesses • community organizations
ADVOCACY TOOLS Our Equity Tools and Strategies will help you bring about fair recovery in your community.
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Talking Points
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Presentations
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Messaging
Legal Tools •
Overview of Civil Rights Laws
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Charts on State Contracting Policies
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Memos on Civil Rights Compliance
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Proposed Metrics
Policy Assessment Toolkits
Letters • •
Letters to the Editors Letters to officials
On FairRecovery.org we explain and give you access to the all the U.S. government programs. The bailout.
The stimulus package.
Projected ARRA spending by type This bar graph illustrates, one reason to be patient as the American Recovery Reinvestment Act continues to unfold is that the bulk of the resources are not scheduled to be released until 2010. In addition, most of the job-generating components (i.e., transportation, energy and environment, education and training) are also not scheduled to roll out until next year. This means that while all stages of ARRA should be carefully distributed, the nation must be prepared for the 2010 allocation, which represents roughly 40% of all ARRA spending. Summarized from data released by the U.S. GAO, created August 2009.
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recovery. A lot of terms have been used to
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describe the enormous amount of money the economy.
On FairRecovery.org, we explain
those terms and lead you to resources that can provide more detailed information in these four general areas.
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • The Federal Reserve Programs
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Communication Tools
ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS
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• The Department of Treasury Programs • The Housing Programs
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