For media inquiries, contact Dawn Raftery at dawnraftery@povertylaw.org. See our most recent press releases below.
Race matters in the fight against poverty in this country.
While natural disasters do not discriminate, their long-term impact disproportionately falls on low-income communities of color.
Our country is at its strongest when we welcome immigrants.
Federal Civil Rights lawsuit challenges enforcement of local nuisance ordinance.
HUD and the EPA should do more to ensure tenants live in housing that does not harm their health.
Crime free rental housing and nuisance property ordinances often have very costly consequences for tenant families, landlords, and the whole community
Residents and Housing Authorities work together to ensure safe relocation following lead crisis.
Shriver Center the underscored urgency of defending Illinois from the Trump Administration's efforts to weaken Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
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