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Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.  Here’s this week’s entry. “In a previous blog you wrote that our systems continue to create barriers for people today. What does that mean?” Great question! “Poverty is a policy failure, […]

Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.  Here’s this week’s entry. “People who live in rural areas of Washington are struggling to meet their basic needs too. Is there something in the plan for them?” Absolutely! When we […]

Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.  Here’s this week’s entry. “In your last blog you explained why the 10-Year Plan focuses on race. Does that mean white people are left out?” This is a fair question. I […]

Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.  Here’s this week’s entry. “Why the focus on race?” The link between our national and state history of racism and oppression and the unequal experience of poverty faced by Washingtonians of […]

Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.  Here’s this week’s entry. “Who was part of the Governor’s Poverty Reduction Work Group?” Governor Inslee’s Poverty Reduction Work Group was created through the Governor’s Directive in November 2017. The workgroup […]

Each week, Dismantle Poverty’s Megan Matthews answers a question about the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s mission to reduce poverty and inequality in Washington State.  Here’s this week’s entry. “What is the 10-year Plan?” Washington is transforming into a state where all everyone has their foundational needs met and can access opportunities to reach their full […]

On October 8, 2021, President Joe Biden became the first sitting United States president to issue a presidential proclamation declaring October 11 Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations,” the proclamation read. […]

Dismantle Poverty’s work was featured in Results Washington’s June 23 public performance review, with presentations from Lori Pfingst and Steering Committee co-chair Drayton Jackson, and with Gov. Jay Inslee in attendance. Results Washington is refocusing its efforts toward partnering with state agencies on complex, cross-enterprise projects. Our goal is to develop a process that fosters […]

One of the basic concepts of Dismantle Poverty’s work is, simply, to provide resources and opportunities so people can meet their full potential and thrive. Even before the 10-year Plan to Dismantle Poverty in Washington was finalized, though, the Poverty Reduction Work Group’s influence helped prompt Gov. Jay Inslee to establish the Economic Security for […]

This entry was written by Marianne K. Ozmun-Wells and comes courtesy of the Rainbow Alliance & Inclusion Network (RAIN), Washington state’s LGBTQ+ business resource group.  Over the past 20 years or so, whenever issues of advancing equity have arisen, people in sexual orientation and gender identity minority (SGM) groups are often an afterthought or an […]