State Of Our Families Oct. 13

Trident United Way's signature annual event, State of Our Families, convenes leaders across sectors to explore the challenges, opportunities and solutions shaping the future of families in the Tri-County region.

Gain fresh perspectives, build meaningful connections, and leave inspired to drive impact in our community.

Keynote Speaker Brian Goldstone, Pulitzer Prize winning author of There Is No Place for Us

Journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone’s nonfiction debut There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America exposes the growing and troubling trend of “working homeless” in cities across America through the unforgettable stories of five Atlanta families.

Winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, one of The New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2025 and a finalist for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, There Is No Place for Us is a “gripping, high-stakes account of America’s housing emergency” (Publisher’s Weekly) which follows parents and children sleeping in cars and squalid extended-stay hotel rooms in an increasingly unequal city where urban “revitalization” comes at the expense of its low-income residents.

Panelists:

James Chatfield

Senior Vice President at Truist

Amy Stasiukaitis

Chief of Staff at Low Country Case & Millwork

Marshall Connor

Vice President for Economic Development at Trident Technical College

Herbert Drayton

Founder and Managing Partner at HI MARK Capital

Patty Scarafile

Retired CEO/President of Carolina One Real Estate and Board Chair at Tri-County Housing Futures Fund

Facilitator: Mike Tecosky, Pinnacle Financial Partners

Community event in North Charleston, Dorchester County, SC 29406.