The report given by the Anti-Poverty Task Force Chairman Matthew Marshall to the Jackson City Council, Tuesday, September 1, 2020 has been released.
The mission of the Anti-Poverty Task Force is to develop strategies for reducing poverty, inequality, recidivism, and addressing other quality of life concerns among all low-income and vulnerable populations in Jackson, Tenn.. The Task Force will work in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and City Council to implement policies and programs that will further this mission.
The Anti-Poverty Task Force began its work last fall analyzing available data concerning vulnerable populations in our city. The primary sources for this data was The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Center; The Jackson Housing Authority’s Assessment of Fair Housing, and United Way’s ALICE Report. We then took what we learned from that information and developed sub-committees aimed at addressing the most glaring problems. Following are the key findings from that research: Anti-Poverty-Task-Force-Report-to-Council