You are cordially invited to attend the Kansas CDFI Forum held May 22, 2012 at the Jack Reardon Convention Center, 500 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Housing Assistance Council, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), and NeighborWorks are hosting the forum to encourage the formation of CDFIs in the state of Kansas, encourage partnerships with existing CDFIs in the local area, and increase CDFI investments to meet the needs of communities in Kansas.

The forum will bring together banks, credit unions, nonprofits, government agencies and others for an honest and wide-ranging discussion on the role of CDFIs within a wider community development ecosystem.  This forum will be of value to organizations supporting small business development, affordable housing, consumer financial services and more.  Local leaders will share opportunities for CDFIs to invest across the state while CDFIs serving nearby markets will explain products and services they can offer.  Experts and practitioners will discuss ways to build CDFI capacity within Kansas.

A resource room will provide attendees an opportunity to have one-on-one discussions with federal and state agencies about how to access funding and technical assistance to support CDFI strategies.  You can enjoy a lunch conversation titled “Networks of Support”.  Our invited panelists will engage you in their careers spent in community development.

We have included as attachments an agenda and information on attractions in the downtown Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri areas.  The Hilton Garden Inn is attached to the Convention Center.  Thirty (30) rooms have been blocked under “Kansas CDFI Forum” at $99 per night.  The deadline for hotel reservations is May 5:

 

Hilton Garden Inn

520 Minnesota Avenue

Kansas City, Kansas 66101

Phone:  (913) 342-7900

Also, we provide a list of hotels in the Attractions document that are located across the river in downtown Missouri near the Power and Light District. 

Space is limited so please register for the forum online at https://fdicsurvey.inquisiteasp.com/fdic/surveys/WRT9YP/ on or before Friday, May 16, 2012.  There is no charge to attend the forum.  If you do not have access to online registration, you may contact Dorothy Brown at dorbrown@fdic.gov or 816.234.8084.

We are excited to bring the CDFI Forum to Kansas and look forward to seeing you on May 22, 2012!

View the event agenda here!