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Poverty in Missouri2015
Thriving Families
Food
Family & Economic Security
Housing & EnergyHealth
Education
5 Key Elements of Poverty
Missouri’s Community Action Network
19 Community
Action Agencies, 36 associate & business
members and
1,300 individual members statewide!
About 3,000 employees work in these 19 agencies serving the poor and their communities.
For every dollar of Community Services Block Grant funding Missouri received…$14.04 was leveraged from federal, state, local, and private sources.
The Community Action Network provided services to 225,569 low income individuals in FFY 2013.
General Role of Community Action Agencies
• Advocacy• Education• Poverty Simulations• Training/Technical Assistance
• Direct Services• Emergency/Crisis Intervention• Community Needs Assessment• Community Engagement
State Association Local Community Action Agency
Most importantly, Community Action Agencies are mandated by the Community Services Block Grant to act as catalysts in the community for the express purpose of impacting the causes and conditions of poverty.
Missouri Poverty Rates
VisionA state where all
people and communities thrive
MissionTo advocate for
low-income Missourians and strengthen the
Community Action Network
2014 Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates – US Census
Child PovertyCurrently,
304,178 Missouri children live in
poverty.
Out of 114 counties and the City of St. Louis – 92 counties have a child poverty rate of 20% or
higher.
2014 Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates – US Census and the Annie E. Casey Kids Count Report
Food
• 16.9% of Missourians are food
insecure (That means that
according to the USDA they do
not have access at all times to
enough food for an active
healthy life)
• Over 437,000 households in the
state participate in the SNAP
program - with an average
monthly benefit per person of
$128
Missouri has the 6th
highest percentage of
food insecure
households in the
United States
6th
• 10,237 Missourians are homeless
• 1 out of every 7 households pays
more than 30% of income on
housing expenses
• In Missouri, in order to afford the
Fair Market Rent set by Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) on
a 2 bedroom apartment - a
person must earn at least $14.31
per hour working full time
Is the percentage families
earning between $10-$30K
spend on energy after taxes.
Families making over $50K
spend only 9% on average.
24%
Housing & Energy
90.15% of Missouristudents graduate high school!Education
29.1%
Almost a third of all jobs in Missouri are considered
“low wage” meaning that they pay less than 100% of
the federal poverty line
Family & Economic Security
• Although over 928,783 people in the
state are below the federal poverty
line...only 77,551 adults and children
receive Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF).
• The 2015 federal poverty rate is
$11,670 for an individual or $24,250 for
a family of 4.
Poverty Impacts
• Overall Health• Obesity• Heart Disease /
Hypertension• Osteoporosis• Diabetes
• Life Expectancy
• Brain Development• Social and Educational
Skills in Children
Families
ENTIRECOMMUNITIES
Individuals
Snapshot of Poverty in St. Louis
City of St. Louis• Rate of Food Insecurity 25.64%• Graduation Rate 71.81%• No High School Diploma
28.7%• Poverty Rate
27.2%• Child Poverty
43.1%• Unemployment 5.5%• Uninsured 19.2%
St. Louis County• Rate of Food Insecurity 15.59%• Graduation Rate 88.87%• No High School Diploma 12%• Poverty Rate
10.9%• Child Poverty
16.2%• Unemployment 7%• Uninsured 12.4%
Information pulled from the Missouri Community Action Needs Assessment Tool via Community Commons.
Thank you.
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www.CommunityAction.org