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Child Poverty Action Lab
Left: Abby and Todd Williams are lead sponsors of the Commit Partnership, for which Todd is chairman and CEO; Right: Alan Cohen, founder and CEO of the Child Poverty Action Lab
Opportunity 2040 Plan Has Raised $120M To Help Lift Dallas County Children Out of Poverty, and More
by Lance Murray | Nov 30, 2023
The Opportunity 2040 Plan from from Dallas-based nonprofits Commit Partnership and Child Poverty Action Lab has a goal of cutting cut by half the number of children living in poverty in Dallas County while doubling the number of young adults attaining a living wage by 2040. The Dallas effort is one of three fundraising partnerships with New York-based Blue Meridian Partners and local and regional funders that have raised a total of $335 million.
![POETIC is one of the Community Impact grant recipients, with a mission of "equipping girls who have experienced child maltreatment, commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking to find their voices, reclaim their narratives and persist forward." [Image: POETIC]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/POETIC-image-from-Dallas-organization-website-360x203.jpeg)
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 20, 2022
From POETIC—which helps girls who've experienced maltreatment, commercial sexual exploitation, and sex trafficking to find their voices—to Parks for Downtown Dallas, Café Momentum, Family Gateway and more, the 27 nonprofits share one ultimate goal, The Dallas Foundation says:
They all provide "children and families with a brighter and more equitable community to live in.”
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2021
Child Poverty Action Lab's President and CEO Alan Cohen will be a featured speaker next Wednesday at Capital One's Reimagine Communities Summit. He'll be on the "Navigating a Pandemic” data analytics panel at the virtual summit. Here are a few of his insights on how we can empower change.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
