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POVERTY: ALABAMA

kristina scott alabama poverty project

FOLLOW YOUR BLISS

LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF

POVERTY: DEFINED

census bureau Poverty Thresholds for 2007 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years

Size of Family Unit

One person - under 65 yo Two people - head of household under 65 yo Three people - head of household under 65 yo Four people - head of household under 65 yo Five people - head of household under 65 yo

Source: US Census Bureau

Weighted Average Thresholds

Related children under 18 years

None

One

Two

Three

10,787

10,787

13,954

13,884

14,291

16,530

16,218

16,689

16,705

21,203

21,386

21,736

21,027

21,100

25,080

25,791

26,166

25,364

24,744

Four

24,366

POVERTY: SITUATIONAL VS. SYSTEMIC

situational poverty

systemic poverty

POVERTY: DEMOGRAPHICS

poverty: nationwide

poverty: alabama

poverty: alabama children

1999

poverty: jefferson county

Source: Birmingham News

POVERTY: SYSTEMIC CAUSES

society + culture

education

economics + employment

health care

The Environment

environment

Governance

governance

YOU ARE THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

anniston: model town

anniston: toxic town

Aug 21, 2003

Monsanto Fined $700 Million for Poisoning People with PCBs August 17, 2008

5 years later: Residuals of PCB settlement linger

healthy housing

•social change = • • philanthropy + • volunteerism + • advocacy

Resources: Advocacy & Education • Alabama Poverty Project www.alabamapoverty.org

• Alabama Arise www.alarise.org

• Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform

www.constitutionalreform.org

• Alabama Appleseed

www.alabamaappleseed.org

• Alabama Mentoring Coalition mentor.alabama.gov

• A+ Education Foundation www.aplusala.org

• DataPlace

www.dataplace.org

• Encyclopedia of Alabama www.encyclopediaofalabama.org

• Voices for Alabama’s Children www.alavoices.org

• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/about /program.htm

• Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama www.collaborativesolutions.net/Programs/lihca.html

• Measure of America: American Human

kristina scott executive director [email protected] 205-939-1408

1016 19th street north po box 55058 birmingham, al 35255 www.alabamapoverty.org

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