The Janesville City Council meets at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall, 18 N. Jackson St.
JANESVILLE — The Janesville City Council on Monday will be asked to support a resolution to eliminate child poverty and create a task force on poverty.
Council member Kathy Voskuil and former council President Amy Loasching requested a resolution and task force.
City Manager Eric Levitt in a memo said he did research to find if any meaningful resolutions addressing poverty already exist.
He will ask the council to support the Vision 2020 Campaign Goal to Eliminate Child Poverty, which is a statewide initiative by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Wisconsin Head Start and the Wisconsin Community Action Program.
The focus of Vision 2020 is to increase awareness of child poverty in Wisconsin and look for solutions.
Levitt said the task force would be established by Aug. 1.
The group's mission would be to:
-- Analyze support systems for the poor in the Janesville area.
-- Identify service gaps.
-- Review ways to help residents become more informed about needs in their community.
-- Create a plan to improve public information and increasing residents' involvement in providing assistance.