90% of city officials saw that poverty has increased or stayed the same over the past 10 years

On Monday, the National League of Cities released Poverty and Economic Insecurity: Views from City Hall a research report about what elected municipal officials think about poverty. A few highlights:

• "Eight in ten city officials believe government has a responsibility for addressing poverty"
• "Seventy-four precent say the poverty threshold in their city is higher than the federal poverty line"
• "A majority of city officials say the most important groups for the city government to collaborate with in order to reduce overty are non profit organizations"

Are you engaging your elected officials when it comes to poverty?