Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

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Family SizeAnnual Income 1 10, , , , , , , , For family units of more than 8 members, add $3,740 for each additional member Produced by: CMSO/DEHPG/DEEO

Family Type Number of Children under Age 6 Self-Sufficiency Wage HourlyAnnual Single Person0$9.19$19,106 Single Parent Family 2$17.01$35,387 Two Parent Family (both Working 2$9.64 each$20,057 each Two Parent Family (one working) 2$11.67$24,271 Taken from the Michigan League for Human Service May 2007

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When thinking about your future, what is your best hope for improving your life?

 Females › Majority of the poor? › Majority using services?  Jobs › Self-sufficient wage  Availability  Skill match › Disability › Transportation  Most needed services › Dental › Vision › Medical  Barriers to Improvement › Health  Mental  Physical › Money Management › Transportation › 50% “Very/Mostly Satisfied” with Life  Don’t want to change  Don’t know how to change › Public perception  Poverty is a material problem  “Relief” is the solution

 Become a “Navigator” › “Getting out of poverty” requires  New information  New skills  New relationships › Navigator = Information resource  Attend upcoming Poverty Simulation  Support local relief efforts  Join Wexford Missaukee Coalition for Poverty Reduction Contact Ken Nydam

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