Hunger
Hunger affects one out of every four children in Utah. Families struggle because the food budget must often be used to fix the car, pay a higher heating bill, to pay for a medical prescription or other basic family needs.
Poverty in Utah
Statistics show that poverty touches a large number of Americans over their lifetimes. Sometimes it is a chronic condition that persists over several lifetimes. Most often, poverty comes as a consequence of life’s unremarkable tragedies- low paying job, illness, job loss, divorce, or disability. This can devastate a family’s ability to support itself. Regardless of the cause, most families struggle against their situation. Many find their way out of poverty.
There are more than 246,000 people living in poverty in Utah. This means that a family of four is living on an income less than $20,000 annually. Many other families are also struggling financially. There are 502,000 people living between 100% and 200% of poverty meaning that a family of four is living on less than a $40,000 annual income.
Tour Poverty Presentation
What if......... What if your family’s wage earners lost their jobs? What if you were in a serious accident and had to live on disability? What choices would you face each month to meet your family’s basic needs? Take the Poverty Tour and find out what low-income families face every day.
Learn more here:
Hunger - Utahns Against Hunger
Poverty – Utah Community Action Partnership Association
Poverty in Utah Executive Summary
The State of Working Utah 2005
Poverty in Utah 101
10-Minute Advocate