State Coordinating Committee Delegation Members must register in advance through their State Delegation Coordinator. The cost of registration includes housing, food and registration costs for a maximum of 20 people per state. 

Please use the State Delegation Promo Code to register your group. (This code was emailed to each State Delegation Coordinator. Enter the code in the "Promo" field at registration to see the State Delegation registration rate.) 

State Coordinating Committees may also register children ages 3-16 at a reduced rate. Registration/ticketing cost for children includes housing with their parent/guardian, food and registration. Children aged 0 - 3 are free to attend but must be registered in advance. 

If you need to register additional persons (beyond 20), or have questions about State Delegation registration, please email congress@poorpeoplescampaign.org. 

Organizations, Unions and General Attendees must register in advance. The cost of registration includes food and registration costs. Hotel accommodations must be reserved/paid for separately.  

Upon successful completion of your registration, you will receive a link to reserve your hotel accommodations at the Washington Hilton at a reduced rate just for Congress Attendees. For more information, please visit this link.

Staff & Planning Committee Members must register in advance. Please use the Staff Promo Code to register for the Congress. (This code was emailed to you directly.) 

If you have questions about Staff/Planning Committee Member registration, please email congress@poorpeoplescampaign.org.

It is required that all congress attendees (including volunteer, staff, et. al) be up to date with their primary series of COVID-19 vaccination doses, including a minimum of one booster vaccination, or if no booster must have bivalent vaccination and provide evidence of a Negative COVID-19 Test taken within 48 hours of arrival.

When is the Moral Poverty Action Congress?

• The Congress will begin on Monday, June 19 at 10am and end after dinner on Wednesday, June 21. 
• Participants should plan to arrive on Sunday, June 18 and leave on Thursday, June 22. All rooms will be available for check in on Sunday, June 18 and check out on Thursday, June 22 unless otherwise arranged.

Where will it take place?

• The Congress will be held at the Washington Hilton Hotel at 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington D.C., 20009. 

How will you keep attendees protected from COVID-19 and other illness? 

• Keeping the movement safe is our top priority as we return to in-person events. The best protection against COVID-19 is vaccination and masking. It is required that all Congress attendees (including volunteers, staff, et. al) must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and booster or if no booster must have bivalent vaccination and evidence of a Negative COVID-19 Test taken within 48 hours of arrival at the Congress. Masking is required indoors. While we are taking all of these precautions, there may be health risks associated with Congress attendance.
  

What is the best way to get there?

• If you are flying, the closest airport is Washington National (DCA; 6 miles away). Baltimore Washington International/Thurgood Marshall (BWI; 33 miles away) airport is further away but also accessible to Washington, DC as is Dulles International Airport (IAD; 27 miles away). Airport shuttle: Not available
• The best way to navigate Washington, D.C. is by Metro, walking, biking or ride share. Closest Metro Station: Dupont Circle. For more help using Metro, please visit https://www.wmata.com/. 

Who should come to the Moral Poverty Action Congress?

• A diverse delegation of 20 people from each state should attend the Congress. This delegation should include poor people and low wage workers, faith leaders, students, young people, advocates and activists. All tri-chairs should make every effort to attend. 
• Each state is encouraged to bring more but it will require additional fundraising.
  

What about housing?

• The Moral Poverty Action Congress will be held at the Washington Hilton Hotel. This site was chosen to ensure that we have an accessible location where all participants can learn, share, eat, fellowship together. 
• State Coordinating Committees will be asked to produce a rooming list for all coming with state delegations. For State Coordinating Committees, rooms will be double occupancy  (unless single occupancy is required for a medical or other condition). Check-in will be on Sunday, June 18, 2023 and check out will be Thursday, June 22, 2023. Extensions to these dates may not be available. 
• Organizations, unions, and others are responsible for paying for their own housing. Rooms are $269/night plus tax. Upon successful completion of your registration, you will receive a link to reserve your hotel accommodations at the Washington Hilton in the block of rooms reserved for the Congress. 

What About Accessibility?

• We are working to make the Congress accessible to all. Please highlight language and accessibility needs on the registration form so that we do our best to meet those needs as soon as possible.

What about child care?

• Childcare will be available for children 2 years and up during most sessions of the Congress. Children must be potty-trained. Minor children attending the Congress must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents and guardians will be responsible for their child during the Congress when childcare is not provided.

Have more questions? Please email congress@poorpeoplescampaign.org.