Pat Wilson-Coker, the former commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Social Services, thinks highly of the state’s law that established a child poverty target. She worked under it and thinks it helped focus energy across agencies on fighting child poverty. Connecticut aims to reduce child poverty by 50 percent between 2004 and 2014. Wilson-Coker outlines the positive effects of targets on accountability, partnerships, and planning. And the conversation highlights the basic choice states have between crisis management and addressing root causes with plans for comprehensive change.  A great tool to take to other Commissioners and state policy stakeholders.

 Guest Speaker:

	Pat Wilson-Coker Former Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Social Services
	Moderator: Jodie Levin-Epstein, Deputy Director of CLASP
	Resources for Further Information: Targeting Poverty- Aim at a Bull’s Eye The Commitment to End Child Poverty: Developments in the U.K. and U.S. For more information, please contact Angela Parker, CLASP Audio Conference Coordinator, 202-906-8032, aparker@clasp.org.