minnesota poverty: call to action may 1, 2014. a personal lbj story
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Minnesota Poverty:
Call to Action
May 1, 2014
A Personal LBJ Story
SOME Unfinished REALITIES
2014 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guidelines for the 48 contiguous states & the District of Columbia
Published January 22, 2014
For families/households with more than 8 people, add $4,060 for each additional person.
# in family 100% FPL 138% FPL 200% FPL 275% FPL
1 $11,670 $16,105 $23,340 $32,093
2 $15,730 $21,707 $31,460 $43,258
3 $19,790 $27,310 $39,580 $54,423
4 $23,850 $32,913 $47,700 $65,588
5 $27,910 $38,516 $55,820 $76,753
6 $31,970 $44,119 $63,940 $87,918
7 $36,030 $49,721 $72,060 $99,083
8 $40,090 $55,324 $80,180 $110,248
Poverty in Minnesota
2008 506,000
2009 563,000
2010 599,516
2011 621,970
2012 598,371
(US Census Bureau)
Poverty and Race2012
2012 Minnesota Poverty and Median Income by
Race/Ethnicity Poverty RateAll Minnesotans 11.4 percent
White (non-Hispanic) 8.1 percent
Black/African-American 37.8 percent
Asian 15.9 percent
American Indian 31.9 percent
Hispanic/Latino 25.7 percent
U.S. Census Bureau, 2013; Minnesota Budget Project
These new numbers show that not all Minnesotans are benefiting equally from the state’s relative success.
Child Poverty2000-2010
Child Poverty in Minnesota
2010: 192,000 (15.2%)
62% increase from 2000-2010
2011:194,000
2012: 177,578 (14.6%)
Child Poverty Rates by Race and Ethnicity
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Source: American Community Survey
Income Inequality
Causes of Poverty
Recognize causes of poverty:
Individual
Community
Exploitation
Structural
Addressing Poverty
Through To Address CausesService Individual
Education Community
Advocacy Exploitation
Structural
A Minnesota Without Poverty Response
We believe there is enough
for all to have enough,
if we all do our part.
BuildOrganizeMobilize
A statewide movementto end poverty in Minnesota by 2020
A Minnesota Without Poverty
All Sectors of Society
Faith Community
Government
Business/Employers
People in poverty
Communities of Color
Education
Non-Profits and
Foundations
A Common Foundation: Shared Principles for
Work on Overcoming Poverty
Originated in 2004 in the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA and signed by 35 religious leaders
FIRST PRINCIPLE: We believe it is the Creator’s intent that all people are provided those things that protect human dignity and make for healthy life: adequate food and shelter, meaningful work, safe communities, healthcare, and education.
Bi-partisan bill to create
Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020
Used the “Common Foundation”
as the text for the bill
2006
Public Launching of recommendations
Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020
2009
Legislative Commission to End Poverty recommendations:
Restore work as a means out of poverty Refocus public assistance to streamline
services Help Minnesotans build and maintain financial
assets Revitalize communities through
infrastructure Modernize system of education Develop ongoing structure to monitor efforts
AMWP WORK
2013-2019
GOALS: 2013-2019
Connecting to End PovertyMicro-Enterprise PartnershipsPublic Engagement to build Public WillOrganizational Capacity
Connecting to End Poverty
Moving the Legislative Commission to End Poverty Recommendations
Forward in the Legislature
Connecting to End Poverty
Convenings with leaders of 50+ organizations 13 identified issues from the LCEP 2 Legislative priorities to work on together
Connecting to End Poverty
2013 Legislative Priorities
Family Economic Security Act Raise minimum wage to $9.50 Childcare assistance Working Family Credit
Poverty Impact Projection (PIP)Assesses the effect that proposed policy
would have on the number of people in poverty.
Connecting to End Poverty
What happened in 2013 when the House passed a minimum wage
increase of $9.50
And
The Senate passed a minimum wage increase of $7.75?
ANSWER?
WE TURNED TO KETCHUPBeginning the
Ketchup to the Cost of Living Campaign
Minimum Wage
Ketchup Distribution to Senators
Friday, May 10, 2013
Connecting to End Poverty
Third CONVENING
OCTOBER 2, 2013
Preparing for the 2014 Legislative Session
IDENTIFIED 3 PRIORITY ISSUES
Connecting to End Poverty
2014 Legislative Priorities Raise the minimum wage to $9.50 by 2015 Implement the $110 MFIP monthly housing
assistance grant that is scheduled to go into effect in July 2015
Lead a year-long educational process on Economic Income Inequality
Connecting to End Poverty
First Legislative Priority-
Raising the Minimum Wage to $9.50
First Recommendation of LCEP
Restore work as a means out of poverty Ensure that work pays (raise the minimum
wage to $9.50)
Improves economic security for 137,000 Minnesota children of low wage earners
Improves the income of 202,000 working women
What $9.50 NOW means:
What $9.50 means:
Improves the income of 325,000 working Minnesotans across the demographic spectrum
Injects an additional $472 million a year
in consumer spending into our
state’s economy.
AMWP’s Ketchup to the Cost of Living Campaign
Ketchup to the Cost of Living t-shirts and wristbands Ketchup Kids Save the Day Video Ketchup to the Cost of Living Toolkits and Postcards Ketchup to the Cost of Living Forums (14 sites) Minimum Wage Coalition Ketchup to the Cost of Living FLASHMOB
Ketchup to the Cost of Living T-shirts
Ketchup Kids Save the Day VIDEO
Ketchup to the Cost of Living FLASHMOB
CONNECTING TO END POVERTYFIRST PRIORITY ISSUE—DONE!!!!
Minimum Wage Bill Signing—April 14, 2014
Connecting to End PovertyThird Priority Issue:
Educational Process on Income Inequality
Second GOAL in our WORK
Initiating Micro-Enterprise Partnerships
Micro-Enterprise Partnershipsaddress 3 of Legislative Commission’s
recommendations:
Restore work as a means out of poverty Help Minnesotans build and maintain
financial assets Revitalize communities through
infrastructure
Micro-Enterprise Partnerships
Congregations or other community groups
Rural communities Immigrant communities Communities of color
First Micro-Enterprise Partnership
The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market
Partners: Mount Olive Lutheran Church and Jewish Community Relations Council and 7 artists
Micro-Enterprise Partnerships
Wadena Micro-Enterprise Partnership
Micro-Enterprise PartnershipsR & B MEP
North MinneapolisPartners: Redeemer Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Business Mentor Training—March 16, 2013
Micro-Enterprise PartnershipsR & B MEP
North Minneapolis
Training for business mentors-March 2013
Micro-Enterprise PartnershipsR & B MEP
North Minneapolis
Entrepreneur Training
Training for 21 entrepreneurs began April 5, 2014
Micro-Enterprise PartnershipsLift-Off MEP
Excelsior
Partner congregation:
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Excelsior
WHAT’S NEXT?
2019- 2014
Goals for 2014-2019
Statewide leader in the movement to end poverty and catalyst for coordinated action
Connecting to End Poverty (with 50+ organizations) to move LCEP recommendations
2014 Legislative PRIORITY: Educational process on Economic
Income Inequality
Goals for 2014-2019
Micro-Enterprise Partnerships as lab for leadership and innovation
Goals for 2014-2019
Statewide Public Engagement Campaign to build public will to end poverty
Statewide communications and
marketing strategy Coordination across all sectors Education, messaging, measurement
Statewide Public Engagement Campaign
Across Sectors
Faith Community
Government
Business/Employers
People in poverty
Communities of Color
Education
Non-Profits and
Foundations
Goals for 2014-2019
Adequate capacity for completion of strategic plan
Staff capacity Board development Funding capacity
Who is Doing the Work?
Board of Directors, 1 ½ staff, partner staff, 3 interns,
Workgroups: Arts Micro-Enterprise Development Public Policy Public Engagement
Statewide Organizing Team
And Many Partner Organizations
…the fullness of time…
What can you do?
Contact your legislators and thank them. They mustard the courage and compassion to ketchup to the cost of living by raising the minimum wage to $9.50. Now more Minnesotans can relish a better life.
What can you do?
Sponsor a discussion group using the Minnesota Church Ladies videos and conversation guide
Volunteer to staff The Art Shoppe at Midtown Global Market once or twice a month (4 hour shift)
What can you do?
What can you do?
What can you do?
Support the work of A Minnesota Without Poverty by giving a financial donation or joining a workgroup.
What can you do?
Encourage your congregation or organization to be a partner in a Micro-Enterprise Partnership.
Micro-Enterprise Partnership
Goal: Provide opportunities for small business development among people who are experiencing poverty in local communities
QUESTIONS?Comments?
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
Connecting to End Poverty: What should be the next major public policy we work on together—that will move us toward ending poverty in Minnesota?
Statewide Public Engagement: Pick one sector of society and suggest a message that will communicate to build the public will to end poverty.
We believe there is enough
for all to have enough,
if we all do our part.