*All Times are Eastern Time
All Day: Throughout the day, attendees are encouraged to explore content within the event platform. Attendees will find: Sponsor booths, community’s civic action fair booths, cultural entertainment performances, pre-recorded sessions, speeches and more.
| Time | Description | Join Us |
| All Day | Throughout the day, attendees are encouraged to explore content within the event platform. Attendees will find sponsor booths, community’s civic action fair booths, cultural entertainment performances, pre-recorded sessions, speeches and more. | |
| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | Workshop: The Case for Housing as a Platform: A Philanthropic Perspective | Register |
| Public housing authorities and affordable housing organizations are critical partners in supporting children of economically challenged, fragile and marginalized families by meeting them 'where they are' with 24/7/365/multigenerational systems of services and supports. In this session, philanthropic leaders will discuss this essential role of affordable housing and the importance of funders working collaboratively to address complex issues facing children, families, and communities. | ||
| Moderator: Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie, Executive Director, Funders for Housing and Opportunity Speakers: Dana Bourland, Senior Vice President, Environment & Strategic Initiatives, The JPB Foundation; Monica Valdes Lupi, Managing Director - Health, The Kresge Foundation; Charles Rutheiser, Senior Associate - Civic Sites and Community Change, Annie E. Casey Foundation Commentator: Schlonn Hawkins, CEO & Publisher, Shelterforce | ||
| Speaker Bios | ||
| Slides | ||
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Lunch | |
| 3:00pm – 4:45pm | Block 1 of finalist presentations | |
| Jury introductions (3:00); Des Moines, IA (3:10); Palacios, TX (3:35); Metro Omaha, NE (4:00); Los Angeles, CA (4:25) | ||
| 5:00pm –6:00pm | All-America City Awards Opening Ceremony | Register |
| Attendees will be welcomed to the virtual event by League President, Doug Linkhart and Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Managing Director, Ralph Smith. | ||
| Keynote speaker: Adrianne Todman, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
*All Times are Eastern Time
All Day: Throughout the day, attendees are encouraged to explore content within the event platform. Attendees will find: Sponsor booths, community’s civic action fair booths, cultural entertainment performances, pre-recorded sessions, speeches and more.
| Time | Description | Join Us |
| All Day | Throughout the day, attendees are encouraged to explore content within the event platform. Attendees will find sponsor booths, community’s civic action fair booths, cultural entertainment performances, pre-recorded sessions, speeches and more. | |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Roundtable Learning Exchange | Register |
| Attendees will join breakout rooms based on the 7 areas of focus of the 2022 AAC theme. Participants will discuss their related efforts, sharing best practices and difficulties. | ||
| Moderators: Digital equity: Malai Amfahr, Senior Program Officer, Constituency Outreach and Engagement, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading; Relational supports: Becky Miles-Polka, Senior Consultant, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading ; Afterschool, summer and out-of-school learning opportunities: Javier Maisonet, Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, MathTalk; Transforming non-school places and spaces into learning-rich environments: Miriam Shark, Senior Consultant, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading; Promoting school readiness, regular attendance and summer learning: Emily Samose, Senior Consultant, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading; Parents succeeding as essential partners: Yolie Flores, National Campaign Director, Building a Parent Nation, TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, The University of Chicago; Parents succeeding in their own journey toward sustainable self-sufficiency: Abra Lyons-Warren, Director of Cross-Sector Initiatives, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) | ||
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Lunch | |
| 2:00pm – 3:35pm | Block 2 of finalist presentations | |
| Barberton, OH (2:00); Louisville, KY (2:25); Tarpon Springs, FL (2:50); Chicago, IL (3:15) | ||
| 3:55pm – 5:55pm | Block 3 of finalist presentations | |
| Kansas City, MO (3:55); New Haven, CT (4:20); Phoenix, AZ (4:45); El Paso, TX (5:10); Sacramento, CA (5:35) | ||
| 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Supplemental Award Announcements and Keynote Address | Register |
| The National Civic League will announce the winners of this year’s Robert Wood Johnson Health Equity Award and the 2022 Hall of Fame and All-America Leader Awards. | ||
| Keynote speaker: Mayor Steve Adler, City of Austin, TX |
*All Times are Eastern Time
All Day: Throughout the day, attendees are encouraged to explore content within the event platform. Attendees will find: Sponsor booths, community’s civic action fair booths, cultural entertainment performances, pre-recorded sessions, speeches and more.
| Time | Description | Join |
| All Day | Throughout the day, attendees are encouraged to explore content within the event platform. Attendees will find sponsor booths, community’s civic action fair booths, cultural entertainment performances, pre-recorded sessions, speeches and more. | |
| 11:00am – 12:35pm | Block 4 of finalist presentations | |
| Roanoke, VA (11:00); Springfield, MA (11:25); Suncoast Region, FL (11:50); Alliance, OH (12:15) | ||
| 12:55pm – 2:55pm | Block 5 of finalist presentations | |
| San Antonio, TX (12:55); Atlanta, GA (1:20); Portland, ME (1:45); Flex Spot (2:10); Flex Spot (2:35) | ||
| 2:55pm – 3:30pm | Lunch | |
| 3:30pm – 5:30pm | AAC Festival of Ideas: Peer discussion of community projects. | Register |
| This session is for 2022 finalist communities only. | ||
| Group 1: Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Phoenix, AZ; San Antonio, TX | ||
| Group 2: Suncoast Region, FL; El Paso, TX; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA | ||
| Group 3: Kansas City, MO; Sacramento, CA; Metro Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA | ||
| Group 4: Springfield, MA; New Haven, CT; Roanoke, VA; Portland, ME | ||
| Group 5: Barberton, OH; Tarpon Springs, FL; Alliance, OH; Palacios, TX | ||
| 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Awards Ceremony | Register |
| The moment we’ve all been waiting for, the announcement of the 2022 All-America City Awards! | ||
| Keynote speaker: Sharon L. Davies, J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Kettering Foundation |