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This forum was originally presented and recorded on August 2, 2017.
J.D. Vance, NYT Best Selling author, scholar in residence OSU Department of Political Science visits CMC to discuss the effects of poverty.
Featuring J.D Vance, OSU Department of Political Science; Cynthia Dungey; Director, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and host Andy Chow, journalist, Ohio Statehouse News Bureau.
Sponsored by:Â The Columbus Foundation * Fordham Institute * Deloitte * Porter Wright * Dispatch Media Group * The Jeffrey Company
In partnership with:Â Columbus Metropolitan Library
Join us on YouTube and Facebook to revisit this discussion and share your thoughts about how poverty’s affect on many parts of our community is becoming alarmingly clear since the world has changed in the years since this forum originally took place.
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