Tracking Poverty in Utah Utah Community Action Partnership Association
Jan 12, 2016
Tracking Poverty in UtahTracking Poverty in Utah
Utah Community Action Partnership AssociationUtah Community Action Partnership Association
Two PublicationsTwo Publications
PurposePurpose
• Education
• Media Exposure
• Advocacy
• Education
• Media Exposure
• Advocacy
GoalsGoals
• Provide good reliable data• Provide information that easily
understood and accessed by the public
• Inform legislators about solutions to poverty
• Media event
• Provide good reliable data• Provide information that easily
understood and accessed by the public
• Inform legislators about solutions to poverty
• Media event
UCAPA Annual Report UCAPA Annual Report
• Published by UCAPA
• Funded by State Community Services Office
• Used to educate local officials and legislators about CAAs
• Published by UCAPA
• Funded by State Community Services Office
• Used to educate local officials and legislators about CAAs
UCAPA ReportUCAPA Report
• Poverty Data
• Data about Individual CAAs
• Poverty Data
• Data about Individual CAAs
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Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• Annual Report published by Utah Issues
• Media Event
• Funded by State with CSBG Discretionary dollars
• Annual Report published by Utah Issues
• Media Event
• Funded by State with CSBG Discretionary dollars
Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• Executive Summary– Use for media– Talking points– Includes all main points
• Executive Summary– Use for media– Talking points– Includes all main points
Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• Definitions of Poverty– Poverty thresholds/guidelines– Demographics– Limits of Poverty Measures
• Functional Poverty• Self-Sufficiency Standard• 200% of Poverty• Shelter Poverty
• Definitions of Poverty– Poverty thresholds/guidelines– Demographics– Limits of Poverty Measures
• Functional Poverty• Self-Sufficiency Standard• 200% of Poverty• Shelter Poverty
Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• Causes of Poverty– Access to Employment– Access to Sufficient Wages– Access to Health Care– Income Inequality– Asset Poverty
• Causes of Poverty– Access to Employment– Access to Sufficient Wages– Access to Health Care– Income Inequality– Asset Poverty
Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• Issue Sections– Health – Housing– Hunger– Taxes – Training & Education – Welfare
• Issue Sections– Health – Housing– Hunger– Taxes – Training & Education – Welfare
Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• Each issue section includes three subsections:– PROBLEM– CURRENT RESPONSES– LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
• Each issue section includes three subsections:– PROBLEM– CURRENT RESPONSES– LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
Poverty in UtahPoverty in Utah
• State & County Level Data
• Charts, Graphs & Photos
• State & County Level Data
• Charts, Graphs & Photos
For more information…For more information…
• UCAPA– www.utahcap.org– [email protected]
• Utah Issues– www.utahissues.org– [email protected]
• UCAPA– www.utahcap.org– [email protected]
• Utah Issues– www.utahissues.org– [email protected]