Fighting Poverty, for a Stronger, More Equitable Nation

(October 31) – Far too many children — more than one in five — live in poverty across America. It is an unacceptable reality that has loomed large over the past year in my work with President Obama’s Advisory Council for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Charged to make ongoing recommendations to the Obama Administration to advance the fight against poverty, the Council brought together two dozen leaders from diverse faith traditions to work together and lift up a vision for a stronger, more equitable Union focused on ending poverty.