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Tracking Poverty in Utah

Tracking Poverty in Utah. Utah Community Action Partnership Association. Two Publications. Purpose. Education Media Exposure Advocacy. Goals. Provide good reliable data Provide information that easily understood and accessed by the public Inform legislators about solutions to poverty

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Tracking Poverty in Utah

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  1. Tracking Poverty in Utah Utah Community Action Partnership Association

  2. Two Publications

  3. Purpose • Education • Media Exposure • Advocacy

  4. Goals • Provide good reliable data • Provide information that easily understood and accessed by the public • Inform legislators about solutions to poverty • Media event

  5. UCAPA Annual Report • Published by UCAPA • Funded by State Community Services Office • Used to educate local officials and legislators about CAAs

  6. UCAPA Report • Poverty Data • Data about Individual CAAs

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  12. Poverty in Utah • Annual Report published by Utah Issues • Media Event • Funded by State with CSBG Discretionary dollars

  13. Poverty in Utah • Executive Summary • Use for media • Talking points • Includes all main points

  14. Poverty in Utah • Definitions of Poverty • Poverty thresholds/guidelines • Demographics • Limits of Poverty Measures • Functional Poverty • Self-Sufficiency Standard • 200% of Poverty • Shelter Poverty

  15. Poverty in Utah • Causes of Poverty • Access to Employment • Access to Sufficient Wages • Access to Health Care • Income Inequality • Asset Poverty

  16. Poverty in Utah • Issue Sections • Health • Housing • Hunger • Taxes • Training & Education • Welfare

  17. Poverty in Utah • Each issue section includes three subsections: • PROBLEM • CURRENT RESPONSES • LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS

  18. Poverty in Utah • State & County Level Data • Charts, Graphs & Photos

  19. For more information… • UCAPA • www.utahcap.org • heather@utahcap.org • Utah Issues • www.utahissues.org • doug@utahissues.org

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