Reimagine Justice. Together.

Help Build a More Equitable Future

Imagine. Exactly 60 years ago, justice saw an explosive reimagining. Due to the unstoppable momentum of the Civil Rights Movement, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the War on Poverty in 1964 and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1967, which faced violent opposition from defenders of the status quo. But the path toward racial and economic justice did not end there. 

Imagine. The movement was born. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Four Black college students staged a historic sit-in at a “whites-only” lunch counter in North Carolina. Six-year-old Ruby Bridges was escorted by armed guards past angry protesters into a newly desegregated New Orleans school. 

Imagine. Our founder, Sargent Shriver, brought attorneys from across America together, with the goal of giving all individuals with low-income reasonable access to legal services. 

Will you consider a gift to the Shriver Center on Poverty Law to end poverty and provide access to opportunity? 

Reimagine. We know how to lift families out of poverty. Pandemic-driven policy changes, like the child tax credit and expanded unemployment benefits, proved that. These bipartisan programs lifted 50% of American children out of poverty, and when they expired, all of those children were right back where they started. Together, we can advocate for these children and their families. 

Your generosity with a gift today will fuel another urgent moment in the fight for racial and economic justice and ensure more children progress past poverty. 

Reimagine. The Shriver Center is meeting the moment in the fight to end racism and poverty with advocacy, training, and supporting national networks that are champions for justice. With your support, we can achieve justice together. 

Reimagine. Our 2023 legislative agenda prioritized policies that invest in low-income communities and families. This included advocating for support for workers with low wages, expanding access to health care, creating protections for tenants, championing inclusive housing, and keeping families strong and stable. Not only were these issues prioritized, but the Shriver Center made progress here in Illinois, where the racial wealth gap is the widest in the nation. 

Together, we are advocating for better policies — policies that move our country further along the path of progress. Can we count on you to reimagine justice with us?