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Statement from Audra Wilson, President & CEO of the Shriver Center on Poverty Law

The Shriver Center advocacy efforts will amplify the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda as well as key issues facing our communities.

Recommendations to the Illinois Department of Public Health

Black communities, communities of color, and those living in poverty are overrepresented in many systems, including the foster system.

These "precedented" times compelled voters to make their voices heard and demand change

Black communities, communities of color, and those living in poverty are overrepresented in many systems, including the foster system.

Starving people does not help them find jobs, especially during a pandemic.

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