
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Who are our neighbors in need?
Homelessness and Affordable Housing in Our Community
Arizona Heritage Center
1300 N. College Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85281
Join Melissa Kovacs, Ph.D., founder of FirstEval, LLC and associate director for research at Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University and Joanna Lucio, Ph.D., associate dean of Academic Affairs and an associate professor at Arizona State University for a presentation and discussion on who is in need of housing in the greater Phoenix community.
This program is in conjunction with the exhibit I Have A Name, a collection of black and white photographs by Jon Linton of people who live in and around our communities, who have no home to call their own. Attendees are invited to view the exhibit before the presentation.
$5 General Public / $4 AHS Members
RSVP to azheritagecenter@azhs.gov or 480-929-0292
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 • 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Downtown Community Outreach Program on Criminal Justice in Arizona
Westward Ho, Concho Room
618 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Register now!
This will be an action-focused discussion about the recommendations made during 2018 Arizona Town Hall meetings about Criminal Justice in Arizona.
Parking: Pay lots are available at North Central Avenue and East Fillmore Street, just north of the Cronkite School of Journalism building.
HOST: Andrea Whitsett, Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University
PRESENTERS: Gregory Falls, Attorney, Sherman & Howard L.L.C.; Alberto Olivas, Executive Director, Pastor Center for Politics & Public Service, Arizona State University; Joe Profiri, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Corrections; Ron Reinstein, Judicial consultant, Arizona Supreme Court; Kevin Wright, Director, Center for Correctional Solutions, Arizona State University
The program is FREE and will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Complimentary refreshments provided.
If you’re interested in more information about Arizona’s criminal justice system, please review the 2018 Arizona Town Hall Background Report and fact sheet. The Background Report for the 111th Arizona Town Hall was prepared by Morrison Institute for Public Policy, in partnership with Arizona universities and the Arizona Town Hall Research Committee.The program is FREE and will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Complimentary refreshments provided.
Thursday, May 2, 2019 • 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Feeding Families: Policies and Programs
Verna McClain Wellness Center
1030 East Baseline Road
Phoenix, AZ 85042

Join us for a dynamic conversation on nutrition research, food insecurity, public policies, and efforts to build community capacity in South Phoenix and throughout Arizona.
PANELISTS: Linda Rider, MS, RD, Director of Nutrition Services, Tempe Elementary School District; Lawrence Robinson, JD, Director, Leadership for Educational Equity, Governing Board President, Roosevelt School District; Angie Rodgers, MSW, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of Arizona Food Banks; Sonia Vega-López, PhD, FAHA, Associate Professor in Nutrition, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University; John Wann-Ángeles, Founding Director, Orchard Community Learning Center
MODERATORS: Gregorio Montes de Oca, MPA, Associate Director Diversity & Community Affairs, Mountain Park Health; James Herbert Williams, PhD, Director, Arizona Centennial Professor of Social Welfare Services and Interim Executive Director, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University
Register at Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center |