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Putting People at the Center: The Role of Lived Experience in Dismantling Collateral Consequences Caused by Incarceration
August 2, 2017These are the slides for the webinar "Putting People at the Center: The Role of Lived Experience in Dismantling Collateral Consequences Caused by Incarceration" held August 1, 2017. The goal of this webinar was to acknowledge that policy and systems change is most authentic and impactful when it surfaces and is driven from lived experience. It also explored the ways in which organizations partner with and learn from people most impacted in their decision making and processes driving policy change in criminal justice reforms related to employment, housing, and other collateral consequences of incarceration.The group of panelists included Marlon Chamberlain with FORCE Organizer at the Community Renewal Society, Glenn E. Martin from JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA), Michelle Natividad Rodriguezfrom the National Employment Law Project (NELP), and Quintin Williams with Heartland Alliance.
Illinois Commission on the Elimination of Poverty Annual Report 2014
September 18, 2014It has been 6 years since the State of Illinois formed the Illinois Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to help reduce poverty throughout Illinois. In 2010 the Commission issued its recommended strategy in Building a Pathway to Dignity & Work and has since been monitoring Illinois's progress toward the goal of cutting extreme poverty in half. In this 2014 Annual Report, the Commission provides an analysis of progress toward that goal over the past year and recommendations for 2015.
Poverty Fact Sheets for Illinois House Districts
February 24, 2014These poverty fact sheets provide data for each Illinois House District on poverty, extreme poverty, homelessness, health care, affordable housing, retirement savings, and more.
Poverty Fact Sheets for Illinois Senate Districts
February 24, 2014These poverty fact sheets provide data for each Illinois Senate District on poverty, extreme poverty, homelessness, health care, affordable housing, retirement savings, and more.
Infographic: The War on Poverty, Then & Now
January 8, 2014Fifty years ago, Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty, prompting the creation of dozens of federal programs aimed at alleviating poverty and striking at its roots. Today, just how much progress has been made? Download this infographic to find out.
Infographic: The Hazards of Domestic Labor
December 4, 2013This infographic provides statistics on the hazards of domestic labor in the United States. Domestic workers perform vital tasks like caring for our homes, children, and the elderly, yet they represent the most neglected and vulnerable part of our nation's workforce. Help give domestic workers the respect, dignity, and protection they deserve by urging your state legislator to support a Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights. Statistics are derived from Home Economics, The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work, a report and national survey of domestic workers published by the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Infographic: A Statistical Snapshot of Live-In Workers
December 4, 2013This infographic provides a statistical snapshot of the hardships faced by live-in workers. Domestic workers perform vital tasks like caring for our homes, children, and the elderly, yet they represent the most neglected and vulnerable part of our nation's workforce. Help give domestic workers the respect, dignity, and protection they deserve by urging your state legislator to support a Domestic Worker's Bill of Rights. Statistics are derived from Home Economics, The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work, a report and national survey of domestic workers published by the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Utilizing the Human Rights Framework: Lessons Learned from the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois
June 27, 2013In response to the growth and deepening of poverty in Illinois and the collateral human rights consequences, in December of 2006, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights initiated the "From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign: Realizing Human Rights in Illinois". Working in collaboration with a coalition of community members, advocates, organizers, faith-based institutions, and policy leaders, the campaign advocated state-wide for an improved response to the growing problem of poverty in Illinois. This paper documents some of the lessons Heartland Alliance has learned while using the human rights framework to build and advance a campaign to eliminate extreme poverty in Illinois.
Exploring the Racial Wealth Gap: Financial Well-Being and Opportunities in Illinois - Preliminary Findings
November 16, 2012The disparities in assets and ownership between communitiies of color and whites are a systemic problem. African-American, Latinos, and other communitiies of color have been consistently denied access to wealth building opportunities leading to negative consequences for individuals, families, and society. This session will define the racial wealth gap, how it is measured, and how groups across the country are closing the gap. We will also examine Illinois credit score data as a startling example of racial wealth inequality.
Illinois Commission on the Elimination of Poverty Annual Report 2012
September 1, 2012This annual report includes a letter from the commission's co-chairs, an overview of the progress being made to eliminate extreme poverty in Illinois, recommendations for future activities, state budget, legislation information, list of members of the commission and testimonies from public hearings.
Racial Wealth Gap
March 29, 2012Many families in Illinois strive to create a brighter future for themselves and their children. But for many families of color, this dream is out of reach. They face unfair barriers to many of the financial assets we all need to get ahead. The result is less asset ownership among people of color - a racial wealth gap.
Power of Policy Change: 5 Policies Proven to Reduce Poverty in Illinois
March 27, 2012This brief summarizes anti-poverty policy simulations conducted by the Urban Institute for the Illinois Commission on the Elimination of Poverty.
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