FairRecovery.org Brochure

FairRecovery.org

From Crisis To opporTuniTy

Promoting a fair and equitable economic recovery

Why FairRecovery.org?The ChallengeDo national economic recovery programs help those who need it most?

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

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.

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.

FairRecovery.org is a “one-stop-resource” for those working on issues related to social justice and the economic recovery, especially:

• civil rights and social justice advocates

• policymakers • minority businesses• community organizations

PARTNERSThe Opportunity AgendaApplied Research CenterINSIGHT Center for Community Economic DevelopmentAmerican Civil Liberties Union

Our Equity Tools and Strategies will help you bring about fair recovery in your community.

Letters

Communication Tools

Assessment Tools

Legal Tools

• Talking Points• Messaging• Presentations

• Overview of Civil Rights Laws• Memos on Civil Rights Compliance• Charts on State Contracting Policies

• Proposed Metrics• Policy Assessment Toolkits

• Letters to the Editors• Letters to officials

ADVOCACY TOOLS

ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMSOn FairRecovery.org we explain and give you access to the all the U.S. government programs.

• The American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act

• The Federal Reserve Programs

• The Department of Treasury

Programs

• The Housing Programs

Projected ARRA spending by typeThis 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.

Health

Community Development

Education

Energy & Environment

Transportation

All Other

Income Security

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0 2009 (so far) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

The bailout. The stimulus package. The recovery. A lot of terms have been used to describe the enormous amount of money the U.S. government is spending to stimulate 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.

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ions

Summarized from data released by the U.S. GAO, created August 2009.