“If the statistics are boring,

you’ve got the wrong numbers.”

- Edward Tufte

Cool Central Ohio Data

Leadership Columbus December 9, 2015

Community Research Partners

Who we are:

501(c)(3) founded in 2000

Our Mission: Strengthen communities through data, information, and knowledge

Our Partners:

Community Research Partners

What we do:

Community Research Partners

What we do:

Ack!

But wait, there’s more!

Who is in our community?

835,957 people

ANDREW GINTHER

1,967,066 in the MSA

Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)

Federal Poverty Threshold

Used by Census for statistical purposes

Updated for inflation using Consumer Price Index

Varies based on household size and income

Federal Poverty Guidelines

Used by HHS for administrative purposes

Updated from weighted average poverty thresholds

Rounded to multiples of $10

From OACAA’s State of Poverty 2014

How to think about poverty?

Asset Poverty

So . . .

Another way to look at poverty: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

Fairfield County

Implications?

Implications?

Before children enter kindergarten, their development is

strongly associated with their socio-economic status

(Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). An extrapolation of data from several studies found that

high risk children, which include those in low-income households, are likely to start

kindergarten about 2 years developmentally behind their age peers who were raised in

non-high risk environments. Importantly, however, in testing cognitive development in

children across different levels of advantage (as measured by the parents’

own educational and intellectual levels) in controlled trials, children were able

to close that achievement gap through participation in

a quality preschool experience (Ramey & Ramey, 2004).

Directions for Youth & Families;

Central Community House;

YWCA Family Center

Implications?

Implications?

The particular effectiveness of the EITC is thought to be partially

due to how the payments are structured. For families with very low earnings,

instead of phasing out payments when families’ earnings rise,

the size of the credit increases. This incentivizes employment

and ultimately results in moving families from cash welfare assistance to

sustained incomes. (Sherman, Trisi, & Parrott, 2013)

UWCO;

Central Community

House; Godman Guild

Implications?

Implications? The current body of literature on the effectiveness of homelessness programs points to

the limitations of the Continuum of Care housing model with regard to long-term positive

outcomes. Case studies and reviews (Culhane & Metraux, 2008), (Shaheen & Rio,

2007), (Rodriguez, 2013) found that shelters by themselves do not always adequately

address the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Systems with early

opportunities for employment, opportunities to access

Rapid Re-housing, and those that customize

interventions based on need are more effective and the

most likely to have low recurrence rates.

CSB, Faith Mission,

YWCA Family Center,

Huck House

Implications?

Mid-Ohio

Food Bank

Implications? In the US, obesity and poor nutrition and their associated health impacts are

strongly associated with poverty. While overweight status among American

youth has been increasing over decades regardless of sex, race, or ethnicity, the

increase is greater in families living below the poverty line than those above it. Across

the entire population, the highest rates of obesity are in populations

with the highest poverty rates and the least education. (Miech, Kumanyika,

Stettler, Link, Phelan, & Chang, 2006), (Drewnowski & Specter, 2004)

HandsOn Central OH;

Lifecare Alliance

Researchers have begun to investigate how chronic stress from poverty & temporary stress from life events can affect life outcomes. Poor

academic performance and deficits in multiple cognitive functions that are “critical to success in society” are connected to the “toxic stress” caused by poverty (Evans,

Brooks-Gunn, & Klebanov, 2011). Programs that are designed to ease families’ transition through life events or assist families in meeting basic needs can help reduce the harmful stress associated with shocks.

Implications?

Center for Family Safety &

Healing;

AIDS Resource Center;

Maryhaven; Amethyst

Approximately

86,865

foreign born in

Columbus *ACS 2009-2013 5 yr estimates

CRIS;

US Together

Ack! That’s a lot of information!!

Just remember:

You may not always have a comfortable life and

you will not always be able to solve all of the

world’s problems at once but don’t ever

underestimate the importance you

can have because history has shown us that

courage can be contagious and hope can take

on a life of its own. ~ Michelle Obama

Questions?

Contact information

Lynnette Cook, PhD

Executive Director Community Research Partners 399 East Main Street, Suite 100 Columbus, Ohio 43215 P: 614-737-2932 lcook@researchpartners.org www.researchpartners.org @CRPColumbus