Five Ways to Eradicate the Racial Wealth Gap | Tara Vargas Wallace | TEDxProvincetown

Wallet Activism challenges you to rethink your financial power so that you can feel confident spending, earning, and saving money in ways that align with your values. Tara Vargas Wallace explains how making this seemingly small lifestyle change can create meaningful change in the lives of our Black and Brown neighbors. Tara Vargas Wallace is originally from the Bronx, NY but moved to Cape Cod almost 25 years ago. Tara is a 2007 graduate of Cape Cod Community College, 2020 graduate of Leadership Cape Cod, was awarded the 2020 “Unsung Hero Award” by the Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission. Tara was also a “40 under 40” winner in 2020 by Cape & Plymouth Business Magazine. Tara’s professional background has been in working with marginalized populations with severe socioeconomic challenges; family trauma, addiction and recovery, domestic and sexual violence, barriers to employment, and extreme housing and food insecurity. It is through this work that she has developed exceptional advocacy skills and strong community partnerships which have been instrumental in strengthening community awareness for the hard to serve populations. After working over 20 years in human services for agencies on the Cape such as HAC, Independence House, Homeless Prevention Council and Dept. Of Transitional Assistance, Tara founded a nonprofit organization called Amplify POC (People of Color) Cape Cod. Amplify POC is a nonprofit racial justice organization with the mission to eliminate the racial wealth gap and foster ownership for communities of color on Cape Cod and beyond. Tara is also actively engaged in her local NAACP, MLK Jr. Action Team, and the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition. She also proudly serves on the boards of Housing Assistance Corporation and CCYP. Tara currently lives in Hyannis with her family and 2 cats. She loves to laugh and spend quality time with friends and family taking trips and going on adventures. She is also an artist and loves to be creative in a multitude of ways in her free time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx