EFFORTS LAUNCHED TO CREATE OMAHA PLAN TO ELIMINATE POVERTY, AS REQUIRED BY NEW NE LAW

OMAHA- Two Omaha meetings are scheduled for October 1 and October 3 to gather public input to be used as the city creates a poverty elimination action plan. Omaha’s plan is being coordinated by the Nebraska Center for Justice Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the City of Omaha Human Rights & Relations Department.

Such a plan, required of Nebraska’s two largest cities, is the result of a law passed by the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year. The aim of the legislation introduced by State Sen. Terrell McKinney of North Omaha is to better understand and address poverty and ultimately lift economic circumstances for poor families across the state.

Plans are to be submitted by mid-2025 to the Legislature and include strategies for use of federal, state and local incentives to help reduce poverty in impacted areas.

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