Community 2020 Forum

Secretary Andrew Cuomo created HUD's Community 2020 series, which ran from 1997 through 2000. These forums brought together dynamic leaders to explore the future of America's communities and regions: where they were headed, and what they would be like in the next 25 years and beyond. The seminars focussed on tough issues facing neighborhoods and families and how they can become better prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Discussions featured Jobs and the Economy; Race; Fair Housing; Public Safety; Education; Homelessness; Appalachia; and Communities Across the Americas.

• Jobs and Economic Prosperity (June 9, 1997)
• Access, Opportunity, Mobility: Making Diversity Work in America's Cities (July 29, 1997)
• Thirty Years of Fair Housing: Many Neighborhoods, One America (April 21, 1998)
• Strengthening Communities, Increasing Public Safety:Old Values, New Strategies (July 9, 1998)
• The Road Home: Meeting the Challenges of Homelessness (January 14, 1999)
• Appalachia: Bringing New Opportunities to Rural America (March 23, 1999)
• The Challenge of Community Across the Americas (July 20, 1999)
• The Role of Faith and Justice in Public Policy (November 30, 1999) (Note: Only Secretary Cuomo's speech is available)
• Waging Peace in Our Communities: Overcoming Gun Violence (May 11, 2000)