Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

AT NO COST TO YOU, GET FUNDING FOR Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law WHEN YOU:
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Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

At No Cost, Your Next Real Estate Transaction Can Support Low-Income Workers, Families and Communities

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law is the nation’s leading advocacy organizations for people living in poverty.  As a member of Investing In Communities®, The Shriver Center can receive funding as a result of any real estate transaction – home sales, home purchases, or commercial leases. Already, $36,511 has been raised. As more supporters use this platform before engaging an agent, the Shriver Center will have more funds to increase opportunity for workers, families, and communities.

Justice should not be only for the wealthy and those who can afford to buy their freedom and liberty. It should be within the reach of us all without regard for one’s net worth or station in life. For more than 50 years, the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law has fought to advance justice and opportunity for the less powerful, thereby benefiting all Americans.

As part of its ongoing fight for social justice and racial equity, the center expands its impact  through partnerships and alliances with groups around the country, using coordinated, multi-state strategies. Its Clearinghouse Review is a significant resource for this network and for poverty lawyers across the country

Examples of Success

Examples of Shriver Center’s successes include:

  • Securing basic legal protection for 35,000 domestic workers;
  • Helping to keep open hospitals and clinics serving more than 700,000 children in Cook County alone;
  • Getting a high school diploma to qualify as fulfillment of the work-activity requirements for receiving temporary cash assistance;
  • Protecting the fair housing rights of millions of people who have past-involvement with the criminal justice system; and
  • Securing broad policy victories for poor communities and communities of color.

The Shriver Center is named for Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., an American diplomat, politician and activist, and the driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps, the Job Corps, Head Start, and other programs during the 1960s “War on Poverty. Sarge was also the Democratic Party‘s nominee for Vice President in the 1972 presidential election. The lives of millions of Americans are made better each and every day as a result of the Center’s effective efforts and advocacy helping to shape national policy and programs. 

Buying, Selling, and Leasing Can Generate Funding for the Shriver Center

At no cost to themselves, anyone who cares about improving the lives of low-income workers, families and communities can turn virtually any brokered real estate transaction into funding for Shriver Center. For example, the purchase or sale of a $300,000 home can result in about $1,300 of free funding. Support their mission by using IIC’s free platform to make arrangements with an agent you already have in mind. Or use IIC to find and choose among real estate agents that are appropriate for the specifics of your residential or commercial real estate needs. Ready to start?

 

 

 


Location: Chicago, Illinois

Focus Area: Social Justice

Budget: $1 million - $5 million

Total IIC Funding:
$36511.00

Want to help this charity with your next real estate transaction?

We respect your privacy and want to make sure you are totally at ease. By submitting, you are sharing your information with us only and we will not share it with or sell it to anyone else. We will contact you by email to get more information about your real estate needs. Then we will provide you with several agents suited to your needs and you may contact them -or not- as you choose. There’s no sales pitch or pressure. It's entirely your choice.

HOW YOUR REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION GENERATES $$$ FOR Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

As a tax exempt 501(c)3 organization, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law is eligible to receive at least 70% of the referral fee when you use Investing In Communities (IIC) to sign up with ANY real estate broker to handle your residential or commercial property transaction. Referral fees are a common expense paid by brokers only to other brokers for much desired referrals. As a licensed broker with a charitable mission, IIC is able to accept referral fees and pass most of those funds to your charity of choice - at no cost to you.
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