- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, May 5, 2000A
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2000-05-05
- Date of Original:
- 2000-05-05
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
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- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 2000/5-5A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2000-s5-h5a-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2000-s5-h5a-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
May 5, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO HOST DIALOGUE ON POVERTY IN METRO-ATLANTA
ATLANTA - State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that The Georgia Department of Labor will host the Metro-Atlanta Dialogue on Poverty on May 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The forum is part of a nationwide effort called Dialogue 2000: Leading America to Community Action.
The program is coordinated by the Fulton-Atlanta Community Action Authority. It will be held in the Allen Hardin Amphitheater ("C" Level) of the Loudermilk Center, located at 40 Courtland Street, N.E., in downtown Atlanta.
"It is important to support this national discussion about poverty in America today," said Thurmond. "This forum provides an opportunity for all segments of our community to come together to talk about poverty in metro Atlanta and how we can develop strategies to help people in our own communities become self-sufficient. With current unemployment at an historic low level and jobs being created faster than they can be filled, now is the time to act."
The Dialogue will bring together people from throughout the community to discuss jobs, health care, welfare, childcare, and other poverty-related issues. Discussions will include the social and economic dynamics that lead to poverty, as well as the impact of poverty on individuals, families, and communities. The information gathered during the forum will be used to help determine the needs of metro Atlanta, better inform the general public and government officials, and develop strategies to better serve low-income individuals and families.
The forum is one of hundreds of similar discussions sponsored nationwide by the National Association of Community Action Agencies (NACAA). Reports from those forums will be used
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to develop a national policy on poverty issues and solutions. The final report will be presented at the 2000 NACAA Annual Conference, September 5-8, in San Antonio, Texas.
The Fulton-Atlanta Community Action Authority is one of nearly 1,000 nonprofit and public organizations throughout the United States originally established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight poverty.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SHOULD CONTACT THE
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-491
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