Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty

2. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Why? What? How? • What is poverty? • Findings • Major conclusions • How did we get here • What’s next

3. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • A Framework • People and Data • Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Assets and Deficits

4. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Why? What? How? • Why: To enhance community awareness and understanding of poverty, particularly the concentration of poverty. • What: Analysis of poverty in the nine-county Greater Rochester Area with special emphasis on the concentration of the poor within the City of Rochester. • How: Staff research of U.S. Census data, ACT Rochester data and studies by other reputable organizations; national comparisons and benchmark comparisons for comparably sized communities.

5. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • What is Poverty? Can you picture it?

6. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • What is Poverty? Definition: The Federal Poverty Level The price of food in 1963, multiplied by 3, and adjusted since 1963 based on the increase in the CPI.

7. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Poverty and Self-Sufficiency Family SizePoverty Level Self-Sufficiency Standard 1 $11,490 $20,042 2 15,510 38,773 3 19,530 47,391 4 23,550 58,284 5 27,570 58,598

8. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Key Findings • Rochester is the 5th poorest city in the U.S., among the top 75 metro areas. • Rochester is the 2nd poorest city of comparable size.

9. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Key Findings Rochester has the 3rd highest concentration of extremely poor neighborhoods, among the 100 largest cities.

10. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Key Findings • Rochester City School District students are the poorest of New York’s large urban districts. • Rochester City School District students are the poorest of all 430 Upstate NY districts.

11. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Additional Findings: • There are about 160,000 poor people in our nine-county region. • There are poor in every city, town, and village in our region

12. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Additional Findings: • The rate poverty is much greater for some:

13. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Additional Findings: • The rate poverty is much greater for some:

14. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Major Conclusions • The City of Rochester’s rate of poverty is alarming, and it is growing. • Our region is extraordinary in its concentration of the poor.

15. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Major Conclusions • The incidence and concentration of poverty have major impacts on the communities where poor live. • Rochester’s capacity to provide public education and other services is in serious jeopardy.

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18. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Major Conclusions • Poverty is an impediment to regional prosperity.

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22. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • How did we get here? • Racial segregation – still considerably higher than other cities. • Unregulated sprawl. • Limited housing choices for the poor. • Failure to Evolve.

23. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Reaction and Follow Up: • Excellent media coverage. • Significant community interest: • 800 hard copies distributed. • 4,500 website hits in the first 24 hours. • Numerous media mentions. • Requests for presentations. • E-mails and phone messages, etc..

24. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Reaction and Follow Up: • Presentations made or scheduled: • Public follow-up session. • Several nonprofit organizations. • Higher education. • Mayor Warren’s Senior Management Team. • RBA – Executive Committee. • Faith groups.

25. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Reaction and Follow Up: • Community Response: • Report being used by Rochester Mayor Warren. • Report delivered to Washington. • Report to Albany. • Report cited in new financial aid to Rochester. • Leadership conversation being organized.

26. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Where do we go from here? • Expanding awareness. • Achieving understanding. • Taking actions.

27. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • How to reduce the concentration of poverty: • Help people out of poverty. • Provide suburban housing for more of the poor. • Attract more non-poor people to the city.

28. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Some Numbers: 22.3 % 18,300 23,500 83,100

29. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Some Different Numbers: 22.3 % 7,500 7,500 23,300

30. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Even More Numbers “the 10-10-10 plan”: 21.6 % 10,000 10,000 10,000

31. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty • Toward a Theory of Change Awareness Developing Strategies Understanding Building Support Consensus on the Problem (Not the solution) Launch Setting Goals Assess, Correct, Persevere Considering Alternatives

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33. Poverty and the Concentration of Poverty Available at: racf.org/Reports and ACTRochester.org