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Local Solutions to Poverty in Changing Times – Part 1 Kenneth Ackerman, Virtual CAP Project Manager Virginia Community Action Partnership 434.295.8802 – [email protected] Region 8/10 Conference May 13-15, 2014 Boise, ID
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Local Solutions to Poverty in Changing
Times – Part 1Kenneth Ackerman, Virtual CAP Project Manager
Virginia Community Action Partnership434.295.8802 – [email protected]
Region 8/10 Conference
May 13-15, 2014Boise, ID
Presenter: Ken Ackerman
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Ken Ackerman is the creator and manager of VirtualCAP.org which was launched in 2002 through federal OCS funding. Virtual CAP supports sharing of information among Community Action Agencies and promotes replication of successful CAA initiatives.
Over the past several years, Ken has been involved with NASCSP's work to identify material now featured through the Resource Bank of the CSBG T/TA Center - focusing on evidence-based, evidence-informed, exemplary and promising programs/practices.
His involvement with Community Action began in 1971 as a VISTA volunteer in rural Virginia. He then directed a desegregation program in Prince Edward County (VA) where the public schools had been closed to fight school integration from 1959-1963. He subsequently served as Executive Director of the Monticello Area CAA from 1976-2000 after initially working as the agency’s Chief Planner.
Ken is a certified peer reviewer for the Award for Excellence/Pathways to Excellence in Community Action and has provided interim management assistance and direct T&TA to CAAs across the U.S.
Advancing Self-Sufficiency and Doing “What Works” in Challenging Times
Part One (1:45 – 3:15 PM) What Does It Take In Your Community? Building Public Awareness & Support Solving the Puzzle – Together
Part Two (3:30 – 5:00 PM) Our Political & Economic Realities Accountability MATTERS! Exploring “What Works”
Which of the following reasons do you think is most responsible for the continuing problem of poverty?
CHOOSE ONEa) Breakdown of familiesb) Lack of work ethicc) Lack of good educational opportunitiesd) Drugse) Lack of job opportunitiesf) Too much welfare that prevents initiativeg) Racial discriminationh) Lack of government funding
Which of the following reasons do you think is most responsible for the continuing problem of poverty?
CHOOSE ONEf) Too much welfare that prevents initiative
24%
e) Lack of job opportunities 18%c) Lack of good educational opportunities
13%
a) Breakdown of families 13%b) Lack of work ethic 10%h) Lack of government funding 4%d) Drugs 3%g) Racial discrimination 2%Source: NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, June 2013
Americans strongly believe that poverty is primarily the result of a failed economy rather than the result of personal decisions and lack of effort.
Retrospective evaluations of the War on Poverty are mixed, but Americans across ideological and partisan lines believe the government has a responsibility to use its resources to fight poverty…there is strong support for a more realistic goal of reducing poverty by half over the next 10 years.
The public is clear about its priorities for reducing poverty: jobs, wages, and education.
1/4 to 1/3 of Americans—and even higher percentages of Millennials and people of color—continue to experience direct economic hardship.
A majority of Americans have a direct personal connection to poverty.
Americans vastly overestimate the annual income necessary to be officially considered poor.
Americans now believe that nearly 40 percent of their fellow citizens are living in poverty.
HOW MUCH INCOMEIS NEEDED
TO BESELF-SUFFICIENT
INYOUR COMMUNITY
Are You Self-Sufficient?
How Much Does It Take?
Self-Sufficiency Standards
selfsufficiencystandard.org/pubs.html
Self-Sufficiency Standards
selfsufficiencystandard.org/pubs.html
Self-Sufficiency Standards
selfsufficiencystandard.org/pubs.html
Logic of Poverty Guidelines?
How Much Does It Take?2014 Poverty Guideline for a Family of 4 =
$23,850How Does this Compare to Self-Sufficiency?
Living Wage Calculator for Idaho (MIT, 2012)2 adults, 2 children
Blaine County = $41,179 ($966/mo. housing)
Boise City = $37,405 ($721/mo. housing)
Madison County = $35,357 ($588/mo. housing)
National Low-Income Housing Coalition
nlihc.org/oor/2014
Out of Reach 2014
Out of Reach 2014
National Center for Children in Poverty
www.nccp.org/tools/frs/budget.php
National Center for Children in Poverty
www.nccp.org/tools/frs/index.php
National Center for Children in Poverty
www.nccp.org/tools/frs/index.php
National Center for Children in Poverty
www.nccp.org/tools/frs/index.php
Economic Security Data
Wider Opportunities for Womenwww.wowonline.org/economic-security-institute
Basic Economic Security Tables
www.basiceconomicsecurity.org/gateway.aspx
AlaskaOregon
South DakotaWashington
Basic Economic Security Table
1 worker, 1 preschooler, 1 schoolchildJefferson County, Missouri
Economic Security Scorecardfor Idaho
Overall Grade = C -Income = C -Job Quality = DPublic Assistance = CEducation = D +Assets = CWorst Score, CCDF Parent Copayments = FBest score, CCDF Spending Per Capita = A+
Source: www.wowonline.org/economic-security-institute
Build Awareness
Expanding Understanding About PovertyRaising Awareness on Poverty and Homelessness
Community Needs Assessments with Self-Sufficiency Data
State of the Poor (2008) (2013 update)Fairfax County Community Action Advisory Board (VA)
Communitywide Strategic Needs Assessment (2012–2015) Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (NY)
Needs Assessment and Community Action Plan (2012-2014)Community Action! (MA)
Community Needs Assessment (2014) Macomb County Community Services Agency (MI)
Perspectives of Under Resourced People in Northwest New Jersey (2011) NORWESCAP (NJ)
Community Assessment (2010)Greater Erie Community Action Committee (PA)
Community Needs Assessments
Community Needs Assessments
Community Needs Assessments
Community Needs Assessments
Community Needs Assessments
Community Needs Assessments
Collective ImpactAchieving Large-Scale Social Change through Collective Impact:
Five Key Conditions for Shared Success
Common Agenda
Shared vision for change =
common understanding
of the problem
& joint approach
to solutions
Shared Measurement
Collecting data and
measuring results =
aligned efforts&
accountability
Mutually Reinforcing Activities Participant activities
differentiated while
coordinated = mutually
reinforced action plan
Continuous Communicatio
n
Consistent and open
communication~
builds trust, assures mutual
objectives & appreciated
common motivation
Backbone Support
Separate organization
with dedicated
staff
Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 1/26/2012
Strategic Framework
Strategic FrameworkLaunched in 2008 through a partnership
of:Greater Erie Community Action Committee
Mercyhurst University Civic InstituteUnited Way of Erie County
Four action teams instituting strategies related to:a) Early childhood readiness and success.b) Preparing students for life after high school whether that means a job,
or successful completion of post-secondary education or training.c) Bolstering individual and family stability to reduce dependence
on outside assistance to meet their needs.d) Aligning workforce and economic development so job seekers
have the skills they need to secure and retain family-sustaining employment.
erietogether.org
Upstream Investments“It’s easier to build strong children than to fix broken lives.”
This policy, sponsored by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and widely supported throughout the community, seeks to eliminate poverty in Sonoma County and ensure equal opportunity for quality education and good health in nurturing home and community environments.
The three primary strategies are:
Invest Early: Whenever possible, dedicate funding and other resources to prevention-focused policies and interventions.
Invest Wisely: Ensure that upstream policies and interventions have the highest possible likelihood of success by selecting those that are backed by sound evidence.
Invest Together: Focus community-wide upstream policies and interventions on preventing six targeted factors and improving 22 indicators of success to achieve the Upstream vision, mission, goals, and measureable impacts.
www.sonomaupstream.org
Indicators of Success
1. Every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed
2. Every child succeeds academically3. Every child is supported in and out of
school4. Every young adult is prepared to
achieve their life and career goals5. Every young adult thrives and becomes
a contributing member of the community
www.c2csonomacounty.org
Cradle to Career
To make a difference in the lives of children, youth and young adults in Sonoma County, we must think differently about the systems that impact them. This is about changing the way we prioritize our work – being better partners, setting bolder goals and making decisions that help more children, youth and young adults succeed.
Oscar Chavez, Executive DirectorCommunity Action Partnership Sonoma County
Earn It!
Keep It!
Grow It!
rufes.org
Economic Mobility Project
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Social Capital Family structure Parenting skills and education Parental similarity School-based relationships Community influences Work-related networks
Human Capital Parents’ educational attainment Child’s educational attainment Interactions between health & the
economy Individuals’ general health status Obesity Low birth weight Race, ethnicity and health
Financial Capital Wealth transfers Homeownership Retirement savings Entrepreneurship
Pathways to Economic Mobility
Key Indicators Fact Sheet
Ascend ProgramTwo-Generation Strategies for Struggling
FamiliesWe envision an America in which a legacy of economic security and educational success passes from one generation to the next.
Ascend Program is based on a simple but critical idea: That a powerful way to help struggling families move beyond poverty is through a "two-generation" strategy, which addresses the needs of and opportunities for parents and children together.We believe educational success is core to achieving economic security.
Components of a Two-Generation Approach
Education + Economic Supports + Social Capital
Continuum of Two-Generation ApproachesStarting point (parent or child) and the relative emphasis
START THE CONVERSATION!
The Two-Generation Approach
Craft Essential Partnerships
And Strategic Affiliations
How Effective Are Your Partnerships
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