Tracking Poverty in Utah Utah Community Action Partnership Association

Two Publications

Purpose Education Media Exposure Advocacy Education Media Exposure Advocacy

Goals 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 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 Report Poverty Data Data about Individual CAAs Poverty Data Data about Individual CAAs

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Poverty 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 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 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 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 Utah Issue Sections –Health –Housing –Hunger –Taxes –Training & Education –Welfare Issue Sections –Health –Housing –Hunger –Taxes –Training & Education –Welfare

Poverty 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 Utah State & County Level Data Charts, Graphs & Photos State & County Level Data Charts, Graphs & Photos

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