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Poverty Information Resources
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Poverty Information Library
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New York State Poverty Rates - August, 2008
"New York has the highest poverty rate of all the northern states.
No progress on poverty and family incomes since the 2001 recession
Fewer New Yorkers are now uninsured but 2.5 million New Yorkers still
lack health insurance coverage."
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Spotlight on Poverty Website
"In order to stimulate a national dialogue on poverty and opportunity, the Spotlight website offers current press coverage, commentary and debate, and the policy options. Recent reports, analyses, and data on poverty and opportunity will be profiled on the site and readily available to policy makers and thought leaders. "...from Spotlight on Poverty
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Many New Yorkers still need the hand up that Community Action Agencies offer. As the state with the 12th highest rate of poverty (14.3%), 2.66 million New Yorkers, including 888,000 children, currently live in poverty...
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
"The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals."
"The Center conducts research and analysis to inform public debates over proposed budget and tax policies and to help ensure that the needs of low-income families and individuals are considered in these debates. We also develop policy options to alleviate poverty."...From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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This paper provides important
data in support of that effort, estimating the number of families needing work supports
and the extent to which work supports in New York close the gaps between earnings and
the income necessary to achieve a decent standard of living.
Nearly one out of three people in working
families in New York—5.7 million New
Yorkers—are unable to make ends meet,
even after receiving public work supports.
In New York, low-wage, low-benefit jobs
and limited work supports leave fully 30
percent of people in working families in a
hardship gap: working, but unable to meet a basic family budget.
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This chart shows the number of individuals living at or below the federal poverty guidelines in each county of New York State. It also shows the median income levels of each county.
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A comprehensive, in-depth view of every aspect of New York state's economy, with a focus on central concerns including the wage-productivity gap, worker benefits and social insurance, economic polarization, poverty levels and the difficulties families face when trying to lift themselves out of poverty.
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A list of links to a wide collection of agencies and organizations that address hunger, poverty, child issues, welfare, asset development, microcredit and health care in the United States.
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What role do immigrants play in the New York State economy? How about in upstate New York? In the downstate suburbs? In New York City? What countries do immigrants come from? Where do they work? How well are they doing?
New Yorkers who want the facts can now turn to a major report from the Fiscal Policy Institute, Working for a Better Life: A Profile of Immigrants in the New York State Economy
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A unique and valuable resource that shows the levels of human poverty graphically on maps of the world's continents and countries.
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NYS Community Action Association
As the New York State Community Action Association, NYSCAA’s mission is to provide services and advocacy that strengthen the ability of its members to improve the quality-of-life for low-income people throughout New York State.
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U.S. Census Bureau - Poverty Data
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the family’s threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered in poverty. The official poverty thresholds do not vary geographically, but they are updated for inflation using Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). The official poverty definition uses money income before taxes and does not include capital gains or noncash benefits (such as public housing, Medicaid, and food stamps).
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Poverty USA - Catholic Campaign For Human Development
This section of the Poverty USA Web site presents classroom teachers, community, church and service group leaders, home schoolers and other educators with resources they can use to initiate meaningful discussions about poverty in America today. It is designed to help individuals and groups not only begin to understand the size and scope of the problem but also start them thinking about the ways in which they can take action to help create an awareness about poverty in their community and this nation.
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P.O.V. - Perspectives on a Living Wage
One in five New Yorkers live in poverty. Amy Goodman talks to experts about the lives of these low-income New Yorkers to find out about their wages, their access to health care and education, and their struggles to improve their lives. (August, 2006)
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National Center For Children In Poverty
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. NCCP uses research to inform policy and practice with the goal of ensuring positive outcomes for the next generation. We promote family-oriented solutions at the state and national levels.
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Living Wage Campaign
This is ACORN's Living Wage Resource Center website. What you will find here is a brief history of the national living wage movement, background materials such as ordinance summaries and comparisons, drafting tips, research summaries, talking points, and links to other living wage-related sites.
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Health Care Problems
Health Care Statistics - Healthcare is one of the top social and economic problems facing Americans today. The rising cost of medical care and health insurance is impacting the livelihood of many Americans in one way or another. The inability to pay for necessary medical care is no longer a problem affecting only the uninsured, but is increasingly becoming a problem for those with health insurance as well.
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