What Is Meant By “Poverty”? Official measure The U.S. Census Bureau establishes annual income thresholds to measure poverty and estimate the number of poor people. People in families with income below the federal poverty thresholds are considered poor. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services uses these thresholds to set income guidelines, which vary by family size and are referred to as the.federal poverty level. (FPL). Federal poverty guidelines are used to determine eligibility for many government programs. Private organizations also use these guidelines to determine eligibility for their services to low-income families

 22,000 children die each day due to poverty  870 million world wide do not have enough to eat  About ¼ of all people live without electricity  80% of the world’s population lives on less than $10 a day

 63% of Texas children living in poverty are headed by someone who is working  This decreases some of their access to public services  Is not what many think of when hear the word poverty or poor

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 Victims of conflict  Migrant workers and their families  Marginal populations › School drop outs › Homeless people › Street children  Dependent people › Elderly › Disabled or ill

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 Texas has the third-highest rate of food insecurity and the fifth-highest rate of hunger  Hunger is a symptom of poverty, and Texas is a poor state

 2nd in Income Inequality between Rich & Poor  11th in % Living below Federal Poverty Level 1 in 6 live under the poverty line  3rd in % of Population with Food Insecurity  5th in % of Kids Living in Poverty  15th in Unemployment Rates (only 14 states have less unemployment) many jobs are lower paying non-degreed jobs – “blue collar”  48th in Net worth of Household Assets  2nd in Public School Enrollment  4th in % of Population Under 18  47th in SAT Scores  43 out of 50 in number of students who graduate  49th in Parks and Recreation Spending  45th in Environ. Protection 7th in Sales Tax Per Capita  49th in Current Expenditure Per Student  46th in State Aid per Pupil - $8,998 national average is 11,674  49th in Women’s Voter Turnout Diploma

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 Why is having health insurance important? › Texas has more uninsured children than the national average › Quality of life is less for those uninsured

 Texas Department of Health and Human Services › WIC (women infant and children  Provides formula, milk, cheese, cereal, peanut butter, fruits/veggies  Children under age of 5  happens-when-a-businessman-asks-for-money/?src=share_fb_new_ happens-when-a-businessman-asks-for-money/?src=share_fb_new_31249 

 TANF › Parents can receive TANF for months › No time limit for children › Parents will receive employment assistance › One time TANF of $1000 in case of crisis such as job loss or medical emergency › Example of TANF payment 2 children in household receive TANF will receive $128 month maximum

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 10% are elderly  40% are white  36% black  18.5% Hispanic  25% have a disabled person In 1993 U.S. citizens spent about the same on cruise ships and theme parks that the federal government did on AFDC.

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 January 2013 › 13,564 cases with 33,247 recipitents › Under 5 6,421 › ,919 › 65+ 1,953 › Average payment $270

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 15.9 million children lived in food insecure households in 2012  In 2012, 16.1 million or approximately 22 percent of children in the U.S. lived in poverty

 The Texas Department of Health also offers low cost and free screenings and required immunizations  Many churches and non profit organizations offer food pantries and assistance with rent or utilities. The United Way is a good place to search for assistance

 Prisoner rehabilitation  Drug and alcohol rehabilitation  Elderly Services  Clothing  Food Pantry

 Job training  Clothing assistance  Resume writing

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 Every 43 seconds a child in the US is born into poverty  12 million adults have been homeless at least once in their lives.  46% of the people using emergency food pantries are employed (many food pantries in the Denton area are run by churches)

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 The wealthiest 5% of the households receive 21% of the US national income  The poorest 20% receive 3.7% of the national income.

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 People are in poverty because they are too poor to work › Many people are working, going to school or seeking work but just do not make enough money to feed their family  Most people on assistance are homeless › The majority of families are working and trying to make ends meet.

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 31 million people are at risk of hunger  11.2 million live in hungry households where they do not have enough money for all family members  46% using emergency assistance are employed  US could cut domestic hunger in ½ in two years for just 6 billion a year of just.06 per citizen per day

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 In 2012, 46.5 million people (15.0 percent) were in poverty.  In 2012, 26.5 million (13.7 percent) of people ages were in poverty.  In 2012, 16.1 million (21.8 percent) children under the age of 18 were in poverty.  clROgNGRw clROgNGRw

 13 kids die on the streets each day  1.3 homeless youth living on the streets  1 in every 7 youth run away before their 18 th birthday  51.4% of all Americans will live in poverty before they turn 65. The majority experiencing it for the first time as a child  1 in 4 children are at risk for hunger

 14.6% or 49 million American live in Households that struggle to put food on the table  ½ of all children born in the US enroll in WIC  1 in 8 people in the US live below the poverty line  Children under 18 are 33% of those in poverty

 86 percent of children with parents who have less than a high school degree – 6.8 million – live in low- income families  67 percent of children with parents who have a high school degree but no college education – 9.4 million – live in low-income families  31 percent of children with at least one parent who has some college or additional education – 15.6 million – live in low-income families

 32 pe31 percent of children with at least one parent who works full time, year round – 15.9 million – live in low-income families  rcent of all children residing with married parents – 15.2 million – live in low-income families  12 percent of all children residing with married parents – 5.7 million – live in poor families  69 percent of all children residing with a single parent – 16.7 million – live in low-income families  42 percent of all children residing with a single parent – 10 million – live in poor families

 37 percent of children in the Northeast – 4.4 million – live in low-income families  42 percent of children in the Midwest – 6.4 million – live in low-income families  48 percent of children in the South – 13.2 million – live in low-income families  45 percent of children in the West – 7.9 million – live in low-income families

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