The Poverty, Work and Opportunity Task Force was formed in January 2006 to create a mayors' action-oriented agenda to significantly reduce the numbers of Americans living in poverty. In line with the Mayors' 10-Point Plan and to promote the Annie E. Casey’s Family Economic Success agenda, the task force has examined workforce development, funding for The No Child Left Behind Act, children's health insurance, and an expansion of affordable housing as critical steps toward the creation of a mayors' anti-poverty agenda.

Videos
Poverty, Work and Opportunity Task Force Chair Antonio Villaraigosa Speech at 76th Annual Meeting
Speech  - June 22, 2008

Helpful Links
City of Miami -ACCESS Miami
New York City's Center of Economic Opportunity
San Francisco's Communities of Opportunity
City of Providence's Poverty, Work and Opportunity Task Force
The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
National Center for Children in Poverty
Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Documents/Research
USCM Comprehensive Resolutions on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
Timeline of USCM Poverty, Work and Opportunity Task Force
"Repairing the Economic Ladder"- Report
City of New York Report - "Increasing Opportunity and Reducing Poverty"