04/28/2026
📣 The 2026 Fair Housing & Economic Mobility Conference is bringing Austin’s housing, health, education, policy, philanthropic, education, community, business, and workforce leaders under one roof.
Expect:
✔️Panels on housing stability, neighborhood conditions, and economic mobility
✔️Fair Housing law updates with practical tools for advocates
✔️An interactive look at the City’s new Economic Mobility Index
✔️Networking with practitioners from across the region
This free, all-day event takes place on Wednesday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Norris Conference Center. Join us as we connect efforts citywide and strengthen opportunities for every Austinite.
Our Lunch Keynote Panel on Accelerating Pathways to Economic Mobility features:
👉🏽 Remarks from City of Austin Chief of Staff, Genesis Gavino
👉🏽Producer and Host of K*T Radio, Miles Bloxson as our Keynote Panel Moderator; and
👉🏽Speakers Henry Van de Putte, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels Central Texas; Sharon Vigil, Chief Executive Office of Communities in Schools; Fran Baylor, Senior Director of Asset Funders Network; Ingrid Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of United Way for Greater Austin; and Carmen Llanes, Founding Executive Director of GAVA (Go Austin/Vamos Austin).
🔗 Register now: https://speakupaustin.org/fairhousing
Go Austin/Vamos Austin Communities In Schools of Central Texas Meals on Wheels Central Texas K*T Austin Asset Funders Network United Way for Greater Austin
