1. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

3. 69% 26 %

5. 51%

7. Family SizeAnnual Income 1 10,830.00 2 14,570.00 3 18,310.00 4 22,050.00 5 25,790.00 6 29,530.00 7 33,270.00 8 37,010.00 For family units of more than 8 members, add $3,740 for each additional member Produced by: CMSO/DEHPG/DEEO

8. Family Type Number of Children under Age 6 Self-Sufficiency Wage HourlyAnnual Single Person0$9.19$19,106 Single Parent Family 2$17.01$35,387 Two Parent Family (both Working 2$9.64 each$20,057 each Two Parent Family (one working) 2$11.67$24,271 Taken from the Michigan League for Human Service May 2007

15. 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.2 3.8 Average Household Size

17. Percent

27. Aggregate Average

28. When thinking about your future, what is your best hope for improving your life?

29.  Females › Majority of the poor? › Majority using services?  Jobs › Self-sufficient wage  Availability  Skill match › Disability › Transportation  Most needed services › Dental › Vision › Medical  Barriers to Improvement › Health  Mental  Physical › Money Management › Transportation › 50% “Very/Mostly Satisfied” with Life  Don’t want to change  Don’t know how to change › Public perception  Poverty is a material problem  “Relief” is the solution

30.  Become a “Navigator” › “Getting out of poverty” requires  New information  New skills  New relationships › Navigator = Information resource  Attend upcoming Poverty Simulation  Support local relief efforts  Join Wexford Missaukee Coalition for Poverty Reduction Contact Ken Nydam 231-876-3280