Poverty in South Carolina
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Poverty
Homelessness is defined as a person that lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence; and... has a primary night time residency that is: (A) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations... (B) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or (C) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. Studies show that men are more likely to become homeless than women. U.S. ethnicity breakdown of homelessness is 49% African American, 35% Caucasian, 13% Hispanic, 2% Native American, and 1% Asian. Approximately half of all women and children experiencing homelessness are fleeing domestic violence. About 12% of the total homeless population is veterans. About 16% of the total homeless population has mental illnesses. About 30% of the total homeless population has addiction illness. In every state, more than minimum wage is required to afford a one or two bedroom apartment at fair market rate.
South Carolina Statistics
Poverty in South Carolina is a household income of $23,550 or less for a family of four or $11,490 for one person.
Child Poverty Rate: 27% Child Poverty Ranking: 45th Adult Poverty Rate: 14% Overall Poverty Rate: 18.3% Extreme Poverty Rate: 8.2% Unemployment Rate: 10.5% Food Insecurity: 18% Total Population with food insecurity: 807,960 Child Food Insecurity Ranking: 12th Percent of Jobs that are low-rate: 28.6% Number of Poor Families that are working: 38.3% Children living in single parent families: 42%
Homeless People: 5,093 South Carolina Ranks 43rd out of 50 in Poverty Rate
Horry County Statistics Total Population in poverty: 17.98% (US Average: 14.88%) Population in Poverty (Conway, SC): 31.8% (81 out of 381 cities in South
Carolina) Hunger Rate: 15.9% (42,160 total) http://www.thestate.com/2013/09/19/2988225/declining-income-risingpoverty.html http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130629/PC1610/130629267 http://www.northmyrtlebeachonline.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2200 http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-17.pdf http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts/Whois.pdf
How the Shepherds Table Helps
The Shepherds Table is a non-profit organization that helps feed the homeless and less fortunate. It has been open for 6 years after Lynn Snyder prayed over a way to help the less fortunate. The Shepherds Table feeds up to 70 people a night. They are open Monday through Friday 4:30-6:00 ( . Shepherds Table depends completely on donations. These donations come from several places including Food Lion, Bi-Lo, Olive Garden, and CAPS (Churches Assisting People). They are always looking for ways to help in addition to the food service. Everyone is welcome with no discrimination whatsoever. Their motto is “Serving God’s Love One Meal at a Time.”
Homelessness is defined as a person that lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence; and... has a primary night time residency that is: (A) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations... (B) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or (C) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. Studies show that men are more likely to become homeless than women. U.S. ethnicity breakdown of homelessness is 49% African American, 35% Caucasian, 13% Hispanic, 2% Native American, and 1% Asian. Approximately half of all women and children experiencing homelessness are fleeing domestic violence. About 12% of the total homeless population is veterans. About 16% of the total homeless population has mental illnesses. About 30% of the total homeless population has addiction illness. In every state, more than minimum wage is required to afford a one or two bedroom apartment at fair market rate.
South Carolina Statistics
Poverty in South Carolina is a household income of $23,550 or less for a family of four or $11,490 for one person.
Child Poverty Rate: 27% Child Poverty Ranking: 45th Adult Poverty Rate: 14% Overall Poverty Rate: 18.3% Extreme Poverty Rate: 8.2% Unemployment Rate: 10.5% Food Insecurity: 18% Total Population with food insecurity: 807,960 Child Food Insecurity Ranking: 12th Percent of Jobs that are low-rate: 28.6% Number of Poor Families that are working: 38.3% Children living in single parent families: 42%
Homeless People: 5,093 South Carolina Ranks 43rd out of 50 in Poverty Rate
Horry County Statistics Total Population in poverty: 17.98% (US Average: 14.88%) Population in Poverty (Conway, SC): 31.8% (81 out of 381 cities in South
Carolina) Hunger Rate: 15.9% (42,160 total) http://www.thestate.com/2013/09/19/2988225/declining-income-risingpoverty.html http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130629/PC1610/130629267 http://www.northmyrtlebeachonline.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2200 http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr11-17.pdf http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/facts/Whois.pdf
How the Shepherds Table Helps
The Shepherds Table is a non-profit organization that helps feed the homeless and less fortunate. It has been open for 6 years after Lynn Snyder prayed over a way to help the less fortunate. The Shepherds Table feeds up to 70 people a night. They are open Monday through Friday 4:30-6:00 ( . Shepherds Table depends completely on donations. These donations come from several places including Food Lion, Bi-Lo, Olive Garden, and CAPS (Churches Assisting People). They are always looking for ways to help in addition to the food service. Everyone is welcome with no discrimination whatsoever. Their motto is “Serving God’s Love One Meal at a Time.”
