A Minnesota Without Poverty

Description

The vision is expressed in the first principle of A Common Foundation: Shared Principles for Overcoming Poverty-- that all people are provided those things that protect human dignity and make for healthy life: adequate food and shelter, meaningful work, safe communities, healthcare, and education.

The working goals of A Minnesota Without Poverty are

• Build the public will to end poverty
• Effect public policy, based on the Legislative Commission to End Poverty recommendations
• Engage public leadership from all eight sectors of society
• Promote public accountability, using the benchmarks established in the Legislative Commission to End Poverty report
• Broaden public access for the development and economic well being of all Minnesotans