According to Census data, the official poverty rate in 2021 was over 11%, with almost 38 mil­lion people in poverty. Neither the rate nor the number in pov­erty was significantly different from 2020.

Recent data shows, almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.

Robin Rohrbaugh, president of the Community Progress Council joined us on Tuesday's Smart Talk to discuss the poverty crises and resources to support families on their path toward self-sufficiency.

Rohrbaugh said people experiencing poverty face challenges with employment, income, housing, transportation, health insurance, education, childcare, and food and nutrition.

To combat these challenges the Community Progress Council offers a Self-Sufficiency program, which aims to empower and coach low-income families to attain a family sustaining wage in order to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency and live free of public assistance.

Rohrbaugh said she doesn't believe poverty is too large of an issue to try to eliminate.

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For more information about the Self-Sufficiency program visit yorkcpc.org/self-sufficiency-program.

According to Census data, the official poverty rate in 2021 was over 11%, with almost 38 mil­lion people in poverty. Neither the rate nor the number in pov­erty was significantly different from 2020.
Recent data shows, almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.
Robin Rohrbaugh, president of the Community Progress Council joined us on Tuesday's Smart Talk to discuss the poverty crises and resources to support families on their path toward self-sufficiency.
Rohrbaugh said people experiencing poverty face challenges with employment, income, housing, transportation, health insurance, education, childcare, and food and nutrition.
To combat these challenges the Community Progress Council offers a Self-Sufficiency program, which aims to empower and coach low-income families to attain a family sustaining wage in order to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency and live free of public assistance.
Rohrbaugh said she doesn't believe poverty is too large of an issue to try to eliminate.
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For more information about the Self-Sufficiency program visit yorkcpc.org/self-sufficiency-program.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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