{"id":284097,"date":"2026-03-24T11:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/?p=284097"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:29:43","slug":"ncrc-announces-the-winners-of-the-justeconomy-story-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/ncrc-announces-the-winners-of-the-justeconomy-story-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"NCRC Announces the Winners of the #JustEconomy Story Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to<\/span> Regina Lewis<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>director of research at Black Yarn)<\/span> and<\/span> Shereline Redden<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>owner of the Preservation Firm, LLC<\/span>) for winning the 2026 #JustEconomy Story Contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The contest was focused on <\/span>power in persistence<\/b>, a key theme of the <\/span>2026 Just Economy Conference<\/span><\/a>. The winners will receive a ticket to the 2026 Just Economy Conference in Washington, DC, April 14-15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Register now<\/span><\/a> to join the winners and more than 1,000 community, policy, government, business and foundation leaders who will gather to make a just economy a national priority and a local reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

A big <\/span>THANK YOU<\/b> to all who shared their stories of persistence! Stay tuned as we feature these stories after the conference and hope to see you in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo caption: 2025 contest winner, Amanda Clark (Dominican Center), with NCRC’s President and CEO Jesse Van Tol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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