2022
Poverty Innovation Summit Recap
Poverty is a problem that
we can
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together.
Poverty affects people you know.
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ALMOST 200,000 FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE POVERTY EVERY YEAR. THAT'S ENOUGH TO
LOCAL COLLEGE SPORTS STADIUM TWICE.
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.
The Black labor force participation rate is nearly identical to the white labor force participation rate, but the black unemployment rate is twice the white unemployment rate.
POVERTY COST US ALL
