Hoyer, Lee Announce Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour
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For Immediate Release:
May 31, 2018
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Mariel Saez 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity Chair, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), announced the Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour, which will travel to communities to hear directly from Americans living in poverty and stakeholders who are working to alleviate poverty. The first stop will be in Dallas, Texas on Friday, June 1, with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) and Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33).
In Dallas, the Members will visit three sites developing innovative solutions to reduce poverty and expand opportunity. In a stark contrast to President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ repeated attempts to gut proven anti-poverty programs, the Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour will focus on solutions that help, not hurt, families living in or on the edge of poverty.
Launched in 2013, the Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity works to raise awareness of Members of Congress and the American people about the ongoing crisis of poverty, the positive human and economic impacts of effective poverty alleviation programs, and the need for a comprehensive national effort to eradicate poverty. The Task Force consults with key stakeholders to develop support for strategies to eradicate poverty and build opposition to proposed cuts to anti-poverty programs by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans.
The Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour will make the following stops on Friday, June 1:
Tour of Bonton Farms, one of the largest urban gardens in the country, which is located in a food desert.
6905 Bexar St.
Dallas, TX 75215
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Tour of Jubilee Community Center, which houses extensive services for low-income residents of Southeast Dallas on a 10-acre property, including a senior housing complex, Head Start classrooms, adult education area, a nutrition area, a park, and a garden.
907 Bank St
Dallas, TX 75223
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Media Availability and Tour at Promise House, which provides emergency shelter, transitional living, group living arrangements for LGBT populations, and housing for pregnant and new mothers and their children, while also equipping residents with the services, skills, education, and training they need to live independently in the future.
224 W Page Ave
Dallas, TX 75208
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
*Media interested in attending the availability should RSVP and pre-set equipment by 10:15 a.m.
RSVP: Media interested in attending any portion of the tour or attending the media availability must RSVP to Emma.Lydon@mail.house.gov with Congresswoman Lee’s office.
In Dallas, the Members will visit three sites developing innovative solutions to reduce poverty and expand opportunity. In a stark contrast to President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ repeated attempts to gut proven anti-poverty programs, the Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour will focus on solutions that help, not hurt, families living in or on the edge of poverty.
Launched in 2013, the Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity works to raise awareness of Members of Congress and the American people about the ongoing crisis of poverty, the positive human and economic impacts of effective poverty alleviation programs, and the need for a comprehensive national effort to eradicate poverty. The Task Force consults with key stakeholders to develop support for strategies to eradicate poverty and build opposition to proposed cuts to anti-poverty programs by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans.
The Pathways Out of Poverty Listening Tour will make the following stops on Friday, June 1:
Tour of Bonton Farms, one of the largest urban gardens in the country, which is located in a food desert.
6905 Bexar St.
Dallas, TX 75215
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Tour of Jubilee Community Center, which houses extensive services for low-income residents of Southeast Dallas on a 10-acre property, including a senior housing complex, Head Start classrooms, adult education area, a nutrition area, a park, and a garden.
907 Bank St
Dallas, TX 75223
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Media Availability and Tour at Promise House, which provides emergency shelter, transitional living, group living arrangements for LGBT populations, and housing for pregnant and new mothers and their children, while also equipping residents with the services, skills, education, and training they need to live independently in the future.
224 W Page Ave
Dallas, TX 75208
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
*Media interested in attending the availability should RSVP and pre-set equipment by 10:15 a.m.
RSVP: Media interested in attending any portion of the tour or attending the media availability must RSVP to Emma.Lydon@mail.house.gov with Congresswoman Lee’s office.