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Engaged Opportunity Grants

Poverty Stoplight in Elmira, New York

Presenting a poverty reduction plan at an international conference on poverty elimination

The Poverty Stoplight is recognized by the United Nations as an effective strategy for reducing poverty and is active in more than 30 countries. In 2018, staff from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County, with support from community leaders and Cornell faculty, launched the program in Elmira — now called Move Forward Elmira.

The team is presenting their progress at Cerrito 2019: Innovations in Poverty Elimination. At the conference they are also interviewing project leaders from other programs to better understand what works and what doesn’t to help people move out of poverty. This information will help determine how the Poverty Stoplight can help address poverty in New York state and also identify how Cornell faculty and students can become involved.

The Conference: Cerrito 2019: Innovations in Poverty Elimination

Topics: Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Economic Vitality and Entrepreneurship; Energy, Environment and Sustainability

The Team

  • Andy Fagan

    Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County

  • Carol Houssock

    Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County

  • Jessica Belgrave

    Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County


Engaged Opportunity Grants

Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.

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