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Rise Together History & Progress
Rewinding the clock to 2010
United Way Report
1 in 5 Bay Area Families Cannot Make Ends Meet
Rewinding the clock to 2010
The United Way Board declared
1 in 5 is not OK
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April 2010: poverty in ½
Knew it was possible … … only if we came together as a community
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Formed Steering Councildeveloped comprehensive Roadmap
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Launched Rise TogetherCommunity-owned movement
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FPL is not sufficient as a measureDoes not take into account true costs – need for Self Sufficiency Standard
$1,600
$1,591
$895
$407
$522
$502
$1,127
Average Monthly Expenses for aBay Area Family of Four
Housing- 24%
Child Care- 24%
Food- 14%
Transportation- 6%
Health Care- 8%
Misc.- 8%
Taxes- 17%
Percentage of Budget
657,000 Bay Area HHs living under SSS29% of households
Even with recent minimum wage increases, families still need 3 to 4 minimum wage jobs
$22,984
$79,092
Current SF Minimum Wage($11.05/hr)
Self-Sufficiency Standard(Family of 4)
Making Ends Meet in San Francisco
Bay Area grappling with rising costs of basic needs
$1,600 $1,591
$1,127
$895
$522
Ave
rage
Mon
thly
Cos
ts
Monthly Expenses for a Family of 4(change from 2008)
Housing Child Care Taxes Food Health Care
+ 12%+ $195
+ 18%+ $283
+ 6%+ $55 + 36%
+ $189
+ 24%+ $283
Wages of low income earners not keeping pace
64%
47%
40%35%
30%All
Households(29%)
Single Mother Headof Households
Families w/ YoungChildren
Immigrant Headof Households
Man of Color Headof Households
Senior Head ofHouseholds
Critical Populations Endure Poverty at Higher Rates Than the General Population
• 28% of Bay Area Latino and 24% of Black male youth have 3rd grade reading proficiency vs. 81% of White male youth
• 55% of Black and 44% of Latino males dropped out of high school, vs. 30% of White males in Oakland Unified School District
The social sector good at tinkering around the edges…
to cut poverty, start here
Core Problems
Solutions that Tinker
on the Margins
Rise TogetherTackling the core problems, together
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Core Problems