From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois
The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign is building the political will and the substantive plans to end poverty in Illinois.
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The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois is a Heartland Alliance initiative to end poverty in our state. This campaign is both about building the political will to address poverty as a human rights issue and advancing the substantive initiatives to bring poverty to an end. Through this collective effort, extreme poverty will be cut in half in Illinois by the year 2015. More specifically, the campaign will advocate for the creation of a Poverty Elimination... (read more)
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From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois

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From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois
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The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois is a Heartland Alliance initiative to end poverty in our state. This campaign is both about building the political will to address poverty as a human rights issue and advancing the substantive initiatives to bring poverty to an end. Through this collective effort, extreme poverty will be cut in half in Illinois by the year 2015. More specifically, the campaign will advocate for the creation of a Poverty Elimination... (read more)
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*10-29-09 Update

The full post with links can be found at: http://povertytoopportunity.blogspot.com/2009/10/illinois-poverty-commission-is-up-and.html

Close to 40 individuals from across Illinois gathered yesterday in Springfield to launch the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty. As we have written about before, the Commission was established by law in 2008, and is now finally beginning its work. Members of the commission from as far south as Cairo and as far north as Zion came to Springfield to begin the difficult, but critical task of crafting a Poverty Elimination Strategy for Illinois that will cut extreme poverty in half by 2015.

The meeting focused laying out the task before the body and on organizing the work of the Commission moving forward. The Social IMPACT Research Center of Heartland Alliance's Director, Amy Rynell, presented a detailed look at who is experiencing extreme poverty in Illinois. This information, and more like it as the commission moves forward, will drive the recommendations.

In addition to a look a the data, the Commission held a conversation around how they will employ international human rights standards in their work. As you may recall, the Commission's statute dictates that all the work of the commission must be consistent with international human rights standards. The Commission's co-chairs, Dr. Toni Irving of the Office of Governor Pat Quinn and Rev. Dr. Sid Mohn of Heartland Alliance, walked the Commission members through some of the guiding principles - progressive realization, engagement of impacted populations, affirmation of dignity - that will shape how the Commission does its work.

In addition to these broader conversations, the Commission formed three Working Committees:

Living with Dignity - Solutions for those that are not expected or are not able to work. (Children, Seniors, Individuals with Severe Disabilities)
Committee Chair - Dwight Lucas - East Central Illinois Community Action Agency

Making Work Accessible - Solutions for those detached from the workforce.
Committee Chair - Al Riddley - Illinois Coalition for Community Services

Making Work Pay - Solutions for those engaged in work, but still living in extreme poverty.
Committee Chair - Maria Whelan - Illinois Action for Children

These committees will begin meeting in the coming weeks and will engage commission members and non-commission members alike in their deliberations. In addition, they will a co-chair will be identified for each one.

The Commission is planning on issuing its final Poverty Elimination Strategy in mid-August 2010. Between now and then, there will be a series of Working Committee meetings and public hearings (to begin in 2010). The Commission stressed the importance of engaging the broader public, especially those that are experiencing extreme poverty, in the process.

The From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign will work diligently to make sure that those engaged in the Campaign are involved in all aspects of the process. Those interested in helping strategize on how to ensure that engagement should plan on joining the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign's next meeting on November 11 at 3 p.m. Contact us for more information on how to join.