Please join us for the Shriver Center Awards Dinner on October 14 in Chicago when we will honor U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as the 2010 Sargent Shriver Equal Justice Awardee.

The Ensuring Success in School Task Force has submitted its Final Report to the Illinois General Assembly. Wendy Pollack, director of the Women’s Law and Policy Project, is a member of the Ensuring Success in School Task Force and was deeply involved in the work of the task force, including the report.

Inside Housing
Read the latest news from our housing advocacy unit.

Why Climate Change Issues Are Relevant to Poverty Law Advocates
The upcoming September-October issue of Clearinghouse Review will explore the effect of climate change on low-income people and the advocacy opportunities that these issues present. In anticipation of the special issue, readers are invited to download an article by Steven Fischbach, Community Lawyer at Rhode Island Legal Services, on "Why Climate Change Issues Are Relevant to Poverty Law Advocates." This free article previews some of the topics that will be covered in more depth in the forthcoming special issue.

Want Economic Growth and Jobs? Then Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire

by Dan Lesser

Extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will do far less to grow the economy and produce jobs than any alternative use of these funds. Read more.