Tracking Poverty in UtahTracking Poverty in Utah

Utah Community Action Partnership AssociationUtah Community Action Partnership Association

Two PublicationsTwo Publications

PurposePurpose

• Education

• Media Exposure

• Advocacy

• Education

• Media Exposure

• Advocacy

GoalsGoals

• 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 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 ReportUCAPA Report

• Poverty Data

• Data about Individual CAAs

• Poverty Data

• Data about Individual CAAs

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Poverty in UtahPoverty 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 UtahPoverty 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 UtahPoverty 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 UtahPoverty 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 UtahPoverty in Utah

• Issue Sections– Health – Housing– Hunger– Taxes – Training & Education – Welfare

• Issue Sections– Health – Housing– Hunger– Taxes – Training & Education – Welfare

Poverty in UtahPoverty 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 UtahPoverty in Utah

• State & County Level Data

• Charts, Graphs & Photos

• State & County Level Data

• Charts, Graphs & Photos

For more information…For more information…

• UCAPA– www.utahcap.org– heather@utahcap.org

• Utah Issues– www.utahissues.org– doug@utahissues.org

• UCAPA– www.utahcap.org– heather@utahcap.org

• Utah Issues– www.utahissues.org– doug@utahissues.org