On May 17, 2018, Terri Ludwig, CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, testified before Congress concerning the new Opportunity Zones provision that included in the Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017.
poverty
The United Way uses the term “ALICE”: Asset Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed to further define and explain the working poor population in the United States and New Jersey.
Today’s Poor People’s Campaign is a national moral movement that originated from the unfinished work of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. It originated with efforts led by civil rights organizations, labor unions, farm workers, and Native American grassroot organizers.
On May 18, 2018, NJ.com reported that according to the ALICE Study “An estimated 41 percent of Garden State households are considered among the ‘working poor’, meaning they struggle to afford basic necessities like food, healthcare, transportation and housing.”
Congress still has not reached a deal on the FY18 Budget, creating the possibility of a government shutdown when the continuing resolution expires.
