POVERTY: ALABAMA
demographics + causes kristina scott alabama poverty project
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LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF
POVERTY: DEFINED
webster’s dictionary poverty 1 a: the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions b: renunciation as a member of a religious order of the right as an individual to own property 2: scarcity, dearth 3 a: debility due to malnutrition b: lack of fertility
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
situational poverty generally temporary and likely due to factors such as loss of job, divorce or death of a spouse
systemic poverty
systemic poverty entrenched poverty which can encompass multiple generations of a family
POVERTY: DEMOGRAPHICS
poverty: nationwide
public schools: low-income children
2006
poverty: alabama
poverty: alabama families
2000
poverty: alabama seniors
2000
poverty: alabama children
1999
POVERTY: SYSTEMIC CAUSES
society + culture
education
economics + employment
health care
The Environment
environment environment
Governance
governance
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kristina scott executive director
[email protected] 205-939-1408
1016 19th street north po box 55058 birmingham, al 35255 www.alabamapoverty.org