Over our 50-year history, the Shriver Center has secured hundreds of law and policy victories with and for people living in poverty in Illinois. Building on these wins and our comprehensive view of poverty, we connect and train lawyers, community leaders, and activists nationwide to advance opportunity — for all, not just some.
Starving people does not help them find jobs, especially during a pandemic.
Shriver Center Lawsuit Brings Policy Change to Ensure Food Access for Everyone.
While the fight is not over, we celebrate that now the public charge rule should not be implemented in the state of Illinois & the rest of the nation.
Shriver Center & Legal Impact Network members lend voices to stop this proposed rule to upend the longstanding legal standard of disparate impact.
Investing in people – not punishment – will make everyone safer.
The latest move by the Trump Administration to erode federal civil rights protections has especially cruel timing in the midst of a global pandemic.
On August 31, 2020 the parties reached resolution in the case.
The Suspend the Timeline Not Parental Rights During a Public Health Crisis Act will prevent parents from losing their parental rights permanently.
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