For media inquiries, contact Dawn Raftery at dawnraftery@povertylaw.org. See our most recent press releases below.
Taking food away from the people who need it most does not help them get a job, it only plunges them into deeper poverty.
Measure will protect over 1 million people in Cook County from housing discrimination.
Complaint seeks new housing and zoning laws in Chicago to ensure the creation of affordable housing across all neighborhoods, not just some.
More than 100,000 children in Illinois were uninsured in 2018, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Family
Shriver Center advocates help block rule that targets low-income immigrants from taking effect
No family should have to make that choice between meeting their basic needs and being with their loved ones.
Rule would cause 3.1 million to lose SNAP benefits.
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