Half in Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity

If you are reading this blog because of an interest in the issue of poverty, here is something that may interest you. We'll be keeping an eye on it here at CAH:

Half in Ten is a new campaign, spearheaded by former Senator John Edwards and supported by a number of national anti-poverty advocacy organizations, to cut poverty in half within ten years.

The campaign has three primary goals:
(1) Elevate and sustain a focus on the situations facing the poor and middle class today
(2) Build and strengthen an effective constituency to demand legislative action on poverty and economic mobility
3) Advance specific legislative and policy proposals that will deliver real benefits to struggling American families

For more information on the Half in Ten campaign, check out the campaign's website at www.halfinten.org
The campaign is linked closely to the work of the Center for American Progress, which has published a report entitled From Poverty to Prosperity: A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half. This report can be accessed at http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/04/poverty_report.html.

Let us know if you have an interest in getting involved in efforts such as this. We'd be very interested in hearing from you.