Sol Vilera Ramos

The CFE Fund’s CityStart initiative provides a structured approach for local governments to develop a strategic plan for financial empowerment programs based on community engagement; since 2021, CityStart has incorporated a racial wealth equity lens for building Black wealth. The City of Sacramento will discuss how CityStart provided a framework to further racial equity, fostered buy-in for difficult conversations, helped document barriers to wealth building, and led to blueprint recommendations that foster wealth accumulation and mitigate wealth extraction for Black residents. The session will also highlight other cities leveraging CityStart to further financial empowerment e orts that build Black wealth.