“Social revolutions occur when people who are defined as the problem
seize enough power to redefine the solution”
(Alinsky, 1971)

 
  

 
 
 

 
 
WELCOME

 

 

POOR VOICES UNITED IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THE ATLANTIC CITY AREA. WE ARE A PROUD MEMBER OF THE POOR PEOPLE'S ECONOMIC HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OVER 100 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ABOLISH POVERTY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE THEIR LIFE WITH DIGNITY INCLUDING THE FULLFILMENT OF OUR ECONOMIC HUMAN RIGHTS THAT WE WERE GAURANTEED UNDER THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN 1948. THESE RIGHTS INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, A LIVING WAGE, AN EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, ADEQUATE HOUSING, AND NOURISHMENT.