{"id":6398,"date":"2023-10-23T20:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmapiny.org\/?page_id=6398"},"modified":"2023-12-07T17:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:41:46","slug":"understanding-poverty-in-rochester","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rmapiny.org\/es\/understanding-poverty-in-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"POBREZA EN ROCHESTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The poverty statistics for the City of Rochester are appalling. Almost one-third of the population lives below the poverty line. Of these, half live in extreme poverty\u2014 meaning that the household income is half of the federal poverty level. Most shocking is the fact that one out of every two children in Rochester lives in poverty.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The RMAPI Collective has developed a set of systems outcomes and goals that define the work of our Unity Agenda. We looked at the barriers to upward mobility in our communities, collected input from content and context experts, and invited learnings from across the country. These statements reflect the visionary systems changes that we want to see, and what it will look like when our goals are achieved.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We envision a future where everyone\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Lives in a safe, inclusive and opportunity-rich neighborhood.<\/div>
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Accesses quality education and skill-building that equips them for success.<\/div>
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Engages in rewarding work that provides dignity and builds financial security and stability for their families.<\/div>
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\u00a0Lives in healthy environments and gets access to quality, affordable health and social care.<\/div>
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Relies on equitable, accountable, and responsive local government, public safety and legal systems.<\/div>
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Experiences inclusion, dignity and belonging, leading to greater well-being and increased participation in civic institutions and community life.<\/div>
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Our decisions and actions will center those who have been historically disadvantaged by <\/span>racism, trauma and community disinvestment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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More than 50 years after President Lyndon Johnson declared the War on Poverty, Rochester, New York faces a crisis. Among comparably-sized U.S. cities, Rochester has the highest rate of childhood poverty, the highest rate of extreme poverty, and the second-highest rate of poverty in the nation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

The poverty statistics for Monroe County, especially in the City of Rochester, are appalling. Almost one third of the population lives below the poverty line. Of these, half live in extreme poverty\u2014meaning that the household income is half of the federal poverty level. But most shocking is the fact that one out of every two children in Rochester lives in poverty.<\/p>

A 2013 report by the Rochester Area Community Foundation and ACT Rochester served as a wake-up call to Rochester and Monroe County\u2019s growing poverty and highlighted the concentrated, multi-generational nature of the issue in the city. In the area known as \u201cThe Crescent,\u201d more than 60% of residents live in poverty. This extreme concentration of poverty manifests itself in limited local employment, housing blight, food deserts and the isolation of the residents of these neighborhoods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Poverty rates are on the decline in Rochester.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative first brought community members together in 2015, the goal was to address theroot causes of poverty\u2014especially the structural racism that intentionally kept so many of Rochester\u2019s residents trapped in a nearly inescapable cycle of poverty.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0The coalition aimed to break down and rebuild systems that perpetuate poverty, and has already helped to turn the tide on poverty in Rochester. A report from IBM in 2015 stated that without significant changes, the poverty rate in Rochester would continue to grow and that by 2028, the number of people in poverty would exceed the total populationof those with jobs. Since that report was first published, the once-rapid rate of growth in poverty in Rochester was firstslowed and then reversed. In the latest report from the U.S. Census, the poverty rate for the most recent five-year period decreasedby nearly 10 percent<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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14% of us within the nine-county region are experiencing the challenges, barriers, and negative effects of poverty. But this poverty is not evenly distributed. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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live in poverty, compared to 10% of white people<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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SPECIAL REPORT: POVERTY AND THE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY IN THE NINE-COUNTY GREATER ROCHESTER AREA (ACT ROCHESTER 2013)<\/div>
This report outlined the depth of poverty in Rochester and became the foundation of what became the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative.<\/div>
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BENCHMARKING ROCHESTER'S POVERTY: A 2015 UPDATE AND DEEPER ANALYSIS OF POVERTY IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER (ACT ROCHESTER 2015)<\/div>
This report is a companion and update to the 2013 Special Report on Poverty. The report also compares poverty data based on gender and race, educational attainment, disability, employment, age, and family size and income.<\/div>
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ROCHESTER, USA SMARTER CITIES CHALLENGE REPORT (IBM 2015)<\/div>
The City of Rochester was one of 16 cities selected to receive a Smarter Cities Challenge grant from IBM in 2015 as part of IBM\u2019s citizenship effort. The resulting report outlines the root causes of poverty in Rochester and issues a range of recommendations.<\/div>
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POVERTY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY INTHE NINE-COUNTY GREATER ROCHESTER AREA (ACT ROCHESTER 2016)<\/div>
This report expands the present data on poverty, catalogues the growing community efforts to address it, and adds a perspective on the difference between poverty and self-sufficiency.<\/div>
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PROGRESS REPORT: A ROADMAP FOR CHANGE (RMAPI 2015)<\/div>
RMAPI\u2019s first report outlines the root causes of poverty in Rochester and outlines the collective approach to addressing it, including 33 initial recommendations for actions.<\/div>
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RMAPI COMMUNITY CONCERNS ASSESSMENT (2020)<\/div>
Through RMAPI\u2019s outreach to the community, this reportoutlines major concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/div>
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES: MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY (RMAPI 2016)<\/div>
This report establishes the Guiding Principles of our community\u2019s efforts to address poverty and promote upward mobility\u2014Addressing Structural Racism, Addressing Trauma, and Building Community.<\/div>
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