1. Child Poverty in Westchester Advisory Council Breakfast January 28, 2009

2. Poverty Hurts Children Poor nutrition, poor health Insecure and inadequate housing Lower educational outcomes High stress and family dysfunction Continued cycle of poverty

3. Child Poverty Hurts Us Child poverty costs US $500 billion per year. Child poverty in Westchester: $ 7.5 billion over ten years

4. Hiding in plain sight

7. Route 287 = 12.7 miles 19,690 children in poverty 1,550 children per mile

8. Children Are Poorer

9. Poor Children in Every Community Provided by the Westchester County Department of Planning, 1999 Source: US Census Bureau, Decennial Census, 2000

10. Significant Income Gap Married Couple with Children Under 18 $134,656 Married Couple with Children Under 18 $134,656 Male Head Of Household With Children Under 18 $51,625 Male Head Of Household With Children Under 18 $51,625 Female Head Of Household With Children Under 18 $29,330 Female Head Of Household With Children Under 18 $29,330 2007 Median Incomes in Westchester by Family Type

11. Poverty Varies by Race Children’s Poverty Rate by Race - 2007

12. Poverty Underestimated Not everyone is counted 10-20% under estimate of undocumented immigrants Poverty measure is imperfect Family Self Sufficiency = +/- 200% FPL

13. Children at 200% Poverty Level or Below 53,269 Children at 200% Poverty Level or Below 53,269 Children at 125% Poverty Level or Below 28,527 Children at 125% Poverty Level or Below 28,527 Children at 100% Poverty Level or Below 19,690 Children at 100% Poverty Level or Below 19,690 Number of Children Who Are Poor by % of Poverty Level - 2007

14. Almost one out of four children in Westchester County are 200% or below the Federal Poverty Level 200% of the Federal Poverty Level is $42,400 for a family of four

15. What Can We Do? Learn what works: – Policies matter: Senior citizens

16. Policies changed senior poverty

17. What Can We Do? Learn what works: – Policies matter: Senior citizens – Efforts in other communities Make ending child poverty a priority Take the first steps…