A Janesville City Councilwoman is organizing non-profits to effectively address poverty. WCLO's Beth Wheelock reports.
A Janesville City Councilwoman is organizing a poverty coalition to help address gaps in education, transportation, health care, food and shelter.
Kathy Voskuil says services are available, but she wants to put a plan in action and get the rest of the community to rally behind it. She's currently working with non-profit agencies and the City's Neighborhood Services Department to help form a solution. She says existing agencies could also come together to form a focus group.
According to the State Department of Workforce Development, the most recent figures show the Janesville Metropolitan Statistical Area has thirteen percent unemployment, the highest in the state.
Scroll down to hear more about the poverty coalition.