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State intends to eliminate poverty by 2036
Elyse Kelly The Center Square
Dec. 28, 2020
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois’ Department of Human Services have created a commission to tackle poverty issues.
They announced goals for the newly formed Illinois Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security that include reducing poverty in Illinois by 50% by 2026 and eliminating all poverty by 2036.
Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies President Larry Dawson applauds the determination of officials to put concerted effort into tackling this issue.
“We have a situation that was untenable in 2019 and unconscionable in 2020,” Dawson said.
COVID-19 is the particular instigator for this renewed fight on poverty, according to the state’s news release.