Kids Matter! - 2008

SELF-SUFFICIENT FAMILIES

Poverty/Free or Reduced Cost School Lunch/Household Income/Self-Sufficiency

Children and Families Below Poverty in 2000

Children by Race/Ethnicity

† Children refers to ages 18 and under

Percent = Poverty level number/All income levels

Families

Adjusted Estimates for Children and Families Below Poverty

Children†

Families (with related children under 18 years of age)

Female Household Families With No Husband (with related children under 18 years of age)

Free and Reduced cost school lunch

Students Receiving Free or Reduced Cost School Lunch

Acdemic School Year

Over half of the students attending our local public school system are consistently eligible for free or reduced cost school lunch, which indicate they come from families that are living at or below poverty.

2009 Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines

Median Household Income

Self-Sufficiency Standard

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Chatham County, GA 2008 ††

This table outlines abridged information from an updated 2008 report done by United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Women's Policy Group, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Voices for Georgia's Children, and the Georgia State Trade Association of Nonprofit Developers.

The Self-Sufficiency Standard measures how much income a family of a certain composition in a given place needs to adequately meet their basic needs - without public or private assistance. The Standard incorporates geographical variations in costs and variation by family size, composition, and ages of children. The monthly costs outlined in the Standard include: housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, miscellaneous, taxes, and tax credits.

To access the complete Self-Sufficiency Standard for Georgia 2008 that includes the monthly costs, taxes, and tax credits, visit www.wowonline.org/ourprograms/fess/state-resources/documents/TheSelf-SufficiencyStandardforGeorgia2008.pdf.