The Fed and Main Street: The Immigrant Experience during COVID-19

This event is the third installment of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Fed and Main Street series, which convenes business, community development, nonprofit, and policy leaders to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and efforts to support the recovery. The series kicked off with an event on April 23, The Fed and Main Street During the Coronavirus Pandemic and was followed by a second webinar on May 27, Too Important to Fail: Minority-Owned Businesses Navigating COVID-19 and Beyond.

Immigrant workers make up a significant portion of essential infrastructure workers yet they have limited access to resources, including healthcare, housing, economic assistance, and business support that could help mitigate the heightened heath and financial risks of the pandemic. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York invites you to participate in a webinar with key advocates and community organizations via WebEx on Thursday, June 11 from 2:00pm-3:15pm to highlight:

• The experience and challenges of immigrant populations during the pandemic;
• Efforts by local municipalities, grassroots organizations, nonprofit groups and the private sector to tailor solutions to address financial and economic disparities; and 
• The pandemic's effects on immigrant families' financial wellbeing and its impact on remittances across borders.

For more information and to register for this event visit our event site here.  This event is open to members of the public. Space is limited. Please register in advance. 

Agenda

2:00pm-2:05pm	Welcoming Remarks
	Rosa Gil, President & CEO, Comunilife, Inc. and Deputy Chair, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
2:05pm-2:10pm	Opening Remarks
	Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
2:10pm-2:30pm	Session 1: The Fight of Immigrant Communities
	Manuel Castro, Executive Director, New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE)
	Gabriel Rincón, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Lutheran Family Health Centers
	Jennifer Sun, Co-Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality
	José Luis Cruz, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, CUNY
2:30pm-2:50pm	Session 2: Paths to Equity: Innovative Solutions to Assist Immigrants
	Cathie Mahon, President and CEO, Inclusiv
	Jessica Katz, Executive Director, Citizens Housing & Planning Council
	Judith Flores, MD, FAAP, CHCQM, Chief of Ambulatory Care, Clinical Associate Professor, NYU/ School of Medicine and Past Chair, Board of Directors, National Hispanic Medical Association
2:50pm-3:10pm	Session 3: The Impact on Immigrants' Home Countries
	Michael Schetzel, Senior Vice President, International Affairs and Strategy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York in conversation with Jorge Islas López, Consul General of Mexico in New York
3:10pm-3:15pm	Closing Remarks