From Prosperity Now <[email protected]>
Subject June at Prosperity Now: Real Tools for Real Change
Date June 30, 2025 7:56 PM
  Links have been removed from this email. Learn more in the FAQ.
  Links have been removed from this email. Learn more in the FAQ.
No images? Click here [link removed]

With summer in full swing, this month’s newsletter highlights how partners like you are helping families file taxes, buy homes, grow businesses, and build financial futures. If you’re short on time, we’ve included easy links to key tools and webinars to support your work.

2025 Prosperity Summit: Where Ideas Become Action

From October 5-7 in Washington, D.C., the 2025 Prosperity Summit will bring together more than 1,500 leaders advancing bold, practical solutions for economic opportunity. With 40+ sessions, peer learning, and this year’s theme - Together We Thrive – you'll connect, recharge, and leave with new strategies to power your work.

Register Now [[link removed]]

Become a Sponsor

The Prosperity Summit wouldn't be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Sponsoring the Summit is more than visibility; it's a chance to be part of a community shaping the future of economic opportunity. To learn more, contact our Business Development Team at [[email protected]].

National Homeownership Month

Rethinking the Path to Homeownership

This National Homeownership Month, we’re celebrating the partners helping families achieve financial stability through homeownership. Our latest blog post explores why the traditional 30-year mortgage doesn’t reflect how people live and work today, and what first-time homebuyers really need to succeed.

Plus, in our recent conversation with Sharon Thomas of Financial Pathways of Piedmont, she shares how her team is helping renters take the next step toward homeownership, offering practical, real-world support drawn from on-the-ground experience..

Read the Blog [[link removed]] Watch the Interview [[link removed]]

Tax Opportunity

VITA Sites are Unlocking Millions in Refunds

VITA partners helped file $43M+ in federal tax returns this year, at no cost to families.

This means:

$5M+ in Child Tax Credits returned

$15M+ in Earned Income Tax Credits

These refunds aren’t just numbers, they’re groceries, rent, school supplies, and breathing room.

Entrepreneurship

Building Stronger Entrepreneur Ecosystems

What does it really take to support small businesses, especially in uncertain times? In this conversation, leaders from the field share how they’re building resilient, community-rooted systems that go beyond access to capital.

Watch the replay to hear what’s working: from engaging the right partners to center under-resourced entrepreneurs, and designing support that lasts beyond a funding cycle.

Watch the Replay [[link removed]]

Child & Family Support

Investing Early in Every Child's Future

In a new op-ed for The Hill, Prosperity Now CEO Marisa Calderon explains why early investments like baby bonds are smart, research-backed strategies for expanding economic opportunity.

️A one-time savings account isn’t enough. At Prosperity Now, we’ve long supported forward-looking policies that give every child a fair shot, regardless of the zip code they’re born into. We stand ready to serve as a resource to those seeking practical solutions that work for families.

Read the Op-Ed [[link removed]]

Upcoming July Webinars

July 2: Expanding the Housing Toolbox: Supporting Renters on the Path to OwnershipJuly 9: From Capital to Continuity: Supporting Entrepreneurs Through Uncertainty

July 16: Engaging Families in Financial Futures: What Works Today

July 23: Keeping the Momentum: Year-Round Strategies for VITA Sites

Register here so you don't miss it! [[link removed]]

Speaker Request Form

Got something to share?

Whether it's a best practice, a local success story, or a hard-won lesson we want to hear from you. Fill out our speaker form to co-host a webinar, LinkedIn Live, or event.

Speaker Request Form [[link removed]]

prosperitynow.org [[link removed]]

Prosperity Now

1200 G Street NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC xxxxxx

HOME [[link removed]] | BLOG [[link removed]] | ABOUT [[link removed]]

Preferences [link removed] | Unsubscribe [link removed]
Screenshot of the email generated on import

Message Analysis