State Policy Opportunities: Report on Illinois Poverty 2009

1.5 million Illinoisans experience violations of their human rights due to the impact of poverty on their lives. In these uncertain times, poverty threatens to reach even more people. Yet, greater hardship, spiraling unemployment, increased poverty and homelessness, and weakening financial security for the coming years are not inevitable. With swift and wise actions from state policymakers that seize federal opportunities and that specifically address the needs of the most vulnerable, we can create economic stability, promote future prosperity, and ensure human rights for all