1. Tracking Poverty in Utah Utah Community Action Partnership Association

2. Two Publications

3. Purpose Education Media Exposure Advocacy Education Media Exposure Advocacy

4. Goals Provide good reliable data Provide information that easily understood and accessed by the public Inform legislators about solutions to poverty Media event Provide good reliable data Provide information that easily understood and accessed by the public Inform legislators about solutions to poverty Media event

5. UCAPA Annual Report Published by UCAPA Funded by State Community Services Office Used to educate local officials and legislators about CAAs Published by UCAPA Funded by State Community Services Office Used to educate local officials and legislators about CAAs

6. UCAPA Report Poverty Data Data about Individual CAAs Poverty Data Data about Individual CAAs

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12. Poverty in Utah Annual Report published by Utah Issues Media Event Funded by State with CSBG Discretionary dollars Annual Report published by Utah Issues Media Event Funded by State with CSBG Discretionary dollars

13. Poverty in Utah Executive Summary –Use for media –Talking points –Includes all main points Executive Summary –Use for media –Talking points –Includes all main points

14. Poverty in Utah Definitions of Poverty –Poverty thresholds/guidelines –Demographics –Limits of Poverty Measures Functional Poverty Self-Sufficiency Standard 200% of Poverty Shelter Poverty Definitions of Poverty –Poverty thresholds/guidelines –Demographics –Limits of Poverty Measures Functional Poverty Self-Sufficiency Standard 200% of Poverty Shelter Poverty

15. Poverty in Utah Causes of Poverty –Access to Employment –Access to Sufficient Wages –Access to Health Care –Income Inequality –Asset Poverty Causes of Poverty –Access to Employment –Access to Sufficient Wages –Access to Health Care –Income Inequality –Asset Poverty

16. Poverty in Utah Issue Sections –Health –Housing –Hunger –Taxes –Training & Education –Welfare Issue Sections –Health –Housing –Hunger –Taxes –Training & Education –Welfare

17. Poverty in Utah Each issue section includes three subsections: –PROBLEM –CURRENT RESPONSES –LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS Each issue section includes three subsections: –PROBLEM –CURRENT RESPONSES –LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS

18. Poverty in Utah State & County Level Data Charts, Graphs & Photos State & County Level Data Charts, Graphs & Photos

19. For more information… UCAPA –www.utahcap.org –heather@utahcap.org Utah Issues –www.utahissues.org –doug@utahissues.org UCAPA –www.utahcap.org –heather@utahcap.org Utah Issues –www.utahissues.org –doug@utahissues.org