Poverty is a problem that we can
together.
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ALMOST 200,000 FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE POVERTY EVERY YEAR. THAT'S ENOUGH TO FILL a
LOCAL COLLEGE SPORTS STADIUM TWICE.
Poverty affects people you know.
59% of Franklin County residents will experience poverty in their lifetime.*
*Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months,” Data.census.gov, Accessed January 23, 2023, https://data.census.gov/tablet=Income+and+Poverty&g=0500000US39049&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S1701
Someone living in West Franklinton is 26 times more likely to be in poverty than someone living in New Albany. *
*Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months,” Data.census.gov, Accessed January 23, 2023,https://data.census.gov/tablet=Income+and+Poverty&g=0500000US39049&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S1701
36% of people in poverty age 16 and up are employed. So in short, more than a third of working-age adults in poverty are employed.*
*Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months,” Data.census.gov, Accessed January 23, 2023, https://data.census.gov/tablet=Income+and+Poverty&g=0500000US39049&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S1701
62% of Franklin County residents experiencing poverty are white.*
*Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months,” Data.census.gov, Accessed January 23, 2023, https://data.census.gov/tablet=Income+and+Poverty&g=0500000US39049&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S1701
Children under 5 years old in Franklin County are nearly three times as likely to be in poverty as people over age 65.*
*Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months,” Data.census.gov, Accessed January 23, 2023, https://data.census.gov/tablet=Income+and+Poverty&g=0500000US39049&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S1701
OUR MISSION IS TO HARNESS THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS TO DISRUPT STRUCTURAL RACISM AND ISSUES OF POVERTY TO ACHIEVE EQUITY FOR ALL FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS.
