Freedom from poverty is a human right, and the realization of this freedom requires a comprehensive vision and plan.  To that end, Heartland Alliance has created the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois, an initiative of the Illinois Poverty Summit, that works to bring together a broad range of residents from the most affected communities throughout the state as well as advocates and policy leaders to develop and advocate for a poverty elimination strategy anchored to human rights standards that will reduce extreme poverty in Illinois by half by the year 2015.                      

Commission on the Elimination of Poverty

Southern Illinois Public Hearing

Date: Thursday, April 8
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Place: John A. Logan College Conference Center, Room F 118/119, 700 Logan College Road, Carterville, IL 62918

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The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign is committed to making sure that the voice of those experiencing poverty are heard, and to that end have made sure there will be child care, food, and transportation cost reimbursement, thanks to the support of the Chicago Foundation for Women.

In addition, both Spanish and American Sign Language translation will be available.

Your voice is important. The Commission needs to hear from you, your neighbors, from those facing hardship. The strategy being created by the Commission cannot and should not happen in a vacuum. It must be grounded in the experiences of the residents of Illinois to make sure it is responding to their real needs.

Members of the Commission and its working committees, as well as area members of the legislature, will be in attendance to hear from those that come to testify.

For more information or to submit written comment, e-mail the campaign
 

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Send us an email at frompovertytoopportunity@heartlandalliance.org or call Doug Schenkelberg at 773-336-6084.

This project is made possible by the generous support of The Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, The Libra Foundation, and The Woods Fund of Chicago.