COPR Community Conference on Poverty

The Missouri State University Center for Ozarks Poverty Research (COPR) offers an interdisciplinary community conference aimed at linking local practitioners, community members, nonprofits, and researchers on themes around poverty.

April 11, 2025 - Karls Hall Room 101

Housing & Employment

This year’s conference theme, "Housing & Employment," considers how individuals in povery navigate work, featuring a talk and book signing with Dr. Brian Goldstone, author of "There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America."

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Join us for our 2nd Annual Community Conference on Poverty and a day of networking, brainstorming and
problem-solving around student, faculty, and practitioner presentations, informational panels, and tables with resources from local agencies.

April 11, 2025
Karls Hall, Room 101

2-3 p.m.

Networking, refreshments and community resource tables

3-4 p.m.

Presentation by Dr. Brian Goldstone

4-5 p.m.

Community panel on the working unhoused

5-6 p.m.

Book signing with Dr. Brian Goldstone

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The event is free. Please complete the form below to register for this event.

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This event is sponsored by Missouri State University's Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; the National Avenue Christian Church; Community Foundation of the Ozarks; and KPM CPAs & Advisors.