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Home is not just a place, it's a feeling of safety and belonging. On Day 2 of Challenge Poverty Week, we're focusing on housing. Let's work towards ensuring affordable, adequate housing for everyone, because everyone deserves a place to call home. 🏠💙 https://ow.ly/pBEy50POW2Z #ChallengePoverty #RightToHousing

Every child deserves a safe and nurturing environment to grow and thrive. Yet, the reality is that many children go without because of poverty. It's time for action! Join the Commissioner in calling on state and federal governments to put the wellbeing of children first by legislating an end to child poverty once and for all. Together, we can build a brighter future for all children. You can learn more at 🔗ccyp.me/EndChildPoverty24 #LegislatetoEndChildPoverty #ValuingChildrenInitiative #Nochildinpoverty Valuing Children Initiative

🤝❤️ Empower Your Community! ❤️🤝 Businesses that give back create a bond with their customers and communities. Together, we can address important issues like education, poverty, and sustainability. Let's build a better world, hand in hand. #CommunityEmpowerment #TogetherWeCan #BusinessForGood #corporategiving #SocialSectorExperts #CommittedtoMakingDifference

Today, in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an 'unconditional war on poverty in America.' While this War on Poverty Day is an unofficial holiday, we echo that commitment with our mission: Better Health for All. It's That Simple. Simple HealthKit strives to make quality healthcare accessible to everyone, breaking down barriers just as President Johnson envisioned. Let's continue fighting for a healthier and more equitable future. Learn more about President Johnson's historic efforts in the war on poverty: https://lnkd.in/evHEafZ4 #waronpoverty #endpoverty #accesstocare #betterhealthforall #itsthatsimple #simplehealthkit

From disparity to unity, let's work together to build a better tomorrow. By acknowledging and addressing the gap between privilege and poverty, we can create a society where everyone is valued and supported.  ---- Discover more at! https://lnkd.in/di-RBJFq . . . . #DisparityToUnity #BetterTomorrow #SocialJustice #UnityInDiversity #FairSociety #EqualOpportunities"

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Creating a Pathway to Success 2023 was a banner year. We helped more people achieve a life free from poverty last year than in any single year prior. We served 16,778 unduplicated clients, providing more than 100,000 services to change not only their lives, but the lives of generations to come. Our transformative approach for solving the root cause of poverty is what drives our work daily. #RelentlesslyEndingPoverty Click the link to review the full report: https://ow.ly/cOC250SeFse

On this months Reality Roundtable #7, I'm joined by four professionals with decades of experience working with low-income communities, Stephanie Hoopes, Peter Kilde, Marc Perry, and Dalitso Sulamoyo to discuss the state of poverty in the United States. Even in the "wealthiest country in the world", poverty is a pernicious problem - and in a future that is more resource constrained it will only get worse. Is there a way to shift this system which already perpetuates the effects of poverty towards one that embraces community and social wealth and ensures a basic standard of living for all? Stephanie Hoopes, PhD, is the National Director of United For ALICE at United Way of Northern New Jersey. She developed the ALICE (Asset, Limited, Income, Constrained, Employed) measures for a pilot study of the low-income community and has overseen the expansion to a national effort with ALICE data for all 3,000 U.S. counties. Dr. Hoopes has a doctorate degree from the London School of Economics. https://lnkd.in/gRbFf4bp Peter Kilde has been ED of West CAP, an anti-poverty community action agency in west central Wisconsin since 1995. West CAP has developed and manages multiple low-income housing projects, and operates homelessness, weatherization, food security, adult literacy and skills, and various sustainable community programs. Marc Perry has more than 25 years’ experience working with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds. Marc currently serves as the Executive Director for Community Action Inc., of Rock and Walworth Counties where he is responsible for making sure the organization stays true to its mission of moving families toward economic self-reliance. Dalitso Sulamoyo has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission since June 2017. As the CEO, Dalitso oversees a multi-faceted government agency with over 140 different federal, state, and local grants and contracts with services range from transportation planning, police training, energy efficiency training, community services, workforce development, economic and community development to early childhood education for income eligible families. Do the current official measurements of poverty accurately portray the living standards of most Americans? How are poverty and agency entangled, and how do we empower both for people who currently aren’t meeting survivability standards? What role does community and social capital play in alleviating resource limitations and creating a better quality of life? 

Reposting this insightful roundtable discussion concerning the realities of poverty and how, among other things, how poverty is entangled with agency in crucial ways.