 The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor.  Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education.

 63% of Texas children living in poverty are headed by someone who is working  This decreases some of their access to public services  Is not what many think of when hear the word poverty or poor

 Victims of conflict  Migrant workers and their families  Marginal populations › School drop outs › Homeless people › Street children  Dependent people › Elderly › Disabled or ill

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 Texas has the third-highest rate of food insecurity and the fifth-highest rate of hunger  Hunger is a symptom of poverty, and Texas is a poor state

 Why do you think people in the south are living in poverty AND have a higher chance of obesity?

 Why is having health insurance important? › Texas has more uninsured children than the national average › Quality of life is less for those uninsured

 Texas Department of Health and Human Services › WIC (women infant and children  Provides formula, milk, cheese, cereal, peanut butter, fruits/veggies  Children under age of 5

 TANF › Parents can receive TANF for months › No time limit for children › Parents will receive employment assistance › One time TANF of $1000 in case of crisis such as job loss or medical emergency › Example of TANF payment 2 children in household receive TANF will receive $128 month maximum

 The Food Stamp Program is a program created by the US federal government to provide food to people with low income.  10% are elderly  40% are white  36% black  18.5% Hispanic  25% have a disabled person

 CHIP: The Children's Health Insurance Program provides free or low-cost health coverage for more than 7 million children up to age 19.Insurance for those who meet eligibility guidelines  Medicaid: provides health coverage to more than 50 million children, families, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities.  Must be here legally to apply

 The Texas Department of Health also offers low cost and free screenings and required immunizations  Many churches and non profit organizations offer food pantries and assistance with rent or utilities. The United Way is a good place to search for assistance

 Prisoner rehabilitation  Drug and alcohol rehabilitation  Elderly Services  Clothing  Food Pantry

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 Every 43 seconds a child in the US is born into poverty  12 million adults have been homeless at least once in their lives.  46% of the people using emergency food pantries are employed (many food pantries in the Denton area are run by churches)

 The wealthiest 5% of the households receive 21% of the US national income  The poorest 20% receive 3.7% of the national income.

 People are in poverty because they are too poor to work › Many people are working, going to school or seeking work but just do not make enough money to feed their family  Most people on assistance are homeless › The majority of families are working and trying to make ends meet.

 31 million people are at risk of hunger  11.2 million live in hungry households where they do not have enough money for all family members  46% using emergency assistance are employed  US could cut domestic hunger in ½ in two years for just 6 billion a year of just.06 per citizen per day

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 13 kids die on the streets each day  1.3 homeless youth living on the streets  1 in every 7 youth run away before their 18 th birthday  51.4% of all Americans will live in poverty before they turn 65. The majority experiencing it for the first time as a child  1 in 4 children are at risk for hunger

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 14.6% or 49 million American live in Households that struggle to put food on the table  ½ of all children born in the US enroll in WIC  1 in 8 people in the US live below the poverty line

 Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen  Donate clothes, money, and other items to places that give those out  Donate food to a food pantry  Donate food to food drive at HMS  Create and Hand out blessing bags › What is a blessing bag?