Personal Reflection

1. Sandy Liang, Waupaca County UWEXNancy Coffey, Eau Claire County UWEXGail Peavey, Polk County UWEXAmeriCorps TrainingAugust 20, 2014

2. Personal Reflection Recall the first experience you can remember regarding poverty. • What emotion do you recall feeling at that time? • What impact did that event have on you then? • What do you think of that situation now? Have your feelings or perspectives changed? 

3. What is Poverty?

4. Poverty guidelines are used to determine eligibility for many assistance programs. What do you notice about the way the federal government defines poverty?

5. POVERTY is an individual, family, or community's lack of necessary goods and resources that are needed to support well-being and stability. By reducing poverty, we create... Thriving communities Individual self-sufficiency, Increased human potential. and Prevent poverty from harming the health and well being of individuals and families Help policy makers understand their power to make positive changes that affect families In order to accomplish this, let's... and and and and Help people understand that although poverty has an official definition, in real life it means a lack of necessary resources Help people understand the ways and the degree to which poverty harms people and communities Help agencies change how they work with families living in poverty, resulting in greater human potential by... Using lessons learned from research to inform and influence change Providing resources and tools Creating opportunities to be self-sufficient Increasing access to resources Changing the opportunity structure Helping people take advantage of opportunities Prevent disparity Generate Equality. Assure Essential Resources So that we can... and and

7. Melissa’s Storyhttp://youtu.be/xq0OfbsCFUI

8. Making Ends Meet Budget Activityhttp://livingwage.mit.edu/

9. MAKING ENDS MEET in Wisconsin1 adult + 2 children, 2014 $23.44/hr $12.50/hr $7.50/hr

10. poverty in Wisconsin the poverty rate in Wisconsin increased by more than 50% over the past decade

11. Total % people below poverty line, ACS 2008-2012 Source: http://foodsecurity.wisc.edu/mapping.php

12. Wisconsin Poverty Rates, 1970-2010 who is in poverty? children are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as are the elderly from 2005 to 2010, child poverty increased 3 times as fast in Wisconsin as nationwide

13. What’s Class Got To Do With It?Activity

14. Access to Food Have enough food at all times Worry, stretch, juggle Reduce quality and variety of diet Reduce food intake Food Secure Low food security Very low food security

15. A Place at the Table • Barbie and Legislator eating on Food Share: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfnMb24cEOk How do *you* relate to this story? • Reactions? • Comments? • Feelings?

16. How does Wisconsin fare? Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate is: • below the US rate? • about the same as the US rate? • above the US rate?

17. Who is Hungry?2011 Predicted Food Insecurity Rate

18. FoodShare Participation 2011

19. Wisconsin Food Security Project Framework for Food Security

20. Self Reflection Don’t always believe what you think.

21. Iceberg Activity

23. What makes poverty so harmful • Few financial resources • Lack of nutrition • Decrease in mental health • Home environment • Neighborhoods struggling

24. Power of Privilege Activity

25. Poverty Call to Action How can you address poverty: • At a personal level? • At a professional level? • At a community level?

26. Poverty: How Can Poverty and Food Insecurity be Reduced? Thinking with your community: • Identify root causes/contributors • Brainstorm ideas to reduce • Identify 2-3 ideas to move forward • Power/Asset Map the stakeholders you would invite to the table • Conduct 1:1 interviews with stakeholders • Take action!

27. Thank you!!