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Poverty in Southwest Michigan Headed in the Wrong Direction…

Poverty in Southwest Michigan Headed in the Wrong Direction…. Timothy Ready Western Michigan University. What Will Be Our Response?. One Southwest Michigan, One Community. Partnership to reduce poverty including: Governmental and non-profit service providers Community based leaders

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Poverty in Southwest Michigan Headed in the Wrong Direction…

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  1. Poverty in Southwest MichiganHeaded in the Wrong Direction… Timothy Ready Western Michigan University What Will Be Our Response?

  2. One Southwest Michigan, One Community Partnership to reduce poverty including: Governmental and non-profit service providers Community based leaders Public Officials Consumers Facilitation services provided by: Poverty Reduction Initiative (PRI), with support from The Walker Institute, Western Michigan University

  3. One Southwest Michigan, One CommunityComponents: • Analysis of Trends in Poverty and Quality of Life Indicators • Research to evaluate the causes of poverty and the effectiveness of the community’s efforts to address it • Public Policy Analysis and Advocacy

  4. One Southwest Michigan, One CommunityComponents(continued) Community Organizing Setting Goals and Measuring Progress Public Information Campaign: “One Community”

  5. Anti-Poverty Information and Networking For Southwest Michigan (Region VI) www.haltpoverty.org

  6. Trends in Poverty Southwest Michigan Poverty Rate Is Higher and Climbing Faster than for Michigan, Overall…

  7. Most people in poverty in this region are white, but… Poverty rates are especially high for African Americans and Hispanics

  8. The Child Poverty Rate in Southwest Michigan is extremely high and rising fast…

  9. …especially for children whose parents: Have no more than a high school education Do not have a partner or spouse in the home Work only part-time or do not work Are African American or Hispanic

  10. A Majority of Children in Poverty Have at Least One Parent who Works

  11. The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place. Marian Wright Edelman President Children’s Defense Fund

  12. One Southwest Michigan… One Community Jeff Brown, Director Poverty Reduction Initiative 269 387-2678 www.haltpoverty.org Tim Ready, Director Walker Institute Western Michigan University www.wmich.edu/walkerinstitute

  13. Anti-Poverty Information and Networking For Southwest Michigan (Region VI) www.haltpoverty.org

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