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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.
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..
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.
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.
Upcoming July Webinars
July 2: Expanding the Housing Toolbox: Supporting Renters on the Path to Ownership
July 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
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.
