Rise Together History & Progress

Rewinding the clock to 2010

United Way Report

1 in 5 Bay Area Families Cannot Make Ends Meet

Rewinding the clock to 2010

The United Way Board declared

1 in 5 is not OK

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April 2010: poverty in ½

Knew it was possible … … only if we came together as a community

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Formed Steering Councildeveloped comprehensive Roadmap

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Launched Rise TogetherCommunity-owned movement

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FPL is not sufficient as a measureDoes not take into account true costs – need for Self Sufficiency Standard

$1,600

$1,591

$895

$407

$522

$502

$1,127

Average Monthly Expenses for aBay Area Family of Four

Housing- 24%

Child Care- 24%

Food- 14%

Transportation- 6%

Health Care- 8%

Misc.- 8%

Taxes- 17%

Percentage of Budget

657,000 Bay Area HHs living under SSS29% of households

Even with recent minimum wage increases, families still need 3 to 4 minimum wage jobs

$22,984

$79,092

Current SF Minimum Wage($11.05/hr)

Self-Sufficiency Standard(Family of 4)

Making Ends Meet in San Francisco

Bay Area grappling with rising costs of basic needs

$1,600 $1,591

$1,127

$895

$522

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Monthly Expenses for a Family of 4(change from 2008)

Housing Child Care Taxes Food Health Care

+ 12%+ $195

+ 18%+ $283

+ 6%+ $55 + 36%

+ $189

+ 24%+ $283

Wages of low income earners not keeping pace

64%

47%

40%35%

30%All

Households(29%)

Single Mother Headof Households

Families w/ YoungChildren

Immigrant Headof Households

Man of Color Headof Households

Senior Head ofHouseholds

Critical Populations Endure Poverty at Higher Rates Than the General Population

• 28% of Bay Area Latino and 24% of Black male youth have 3rd grade reading proficiency vs. 81% of White male youth

• 55% of Black and 44% of Latino males dropped out of high school, vs. 30% of White males in Oakland Unified School District

The social sector good at tinkering around the edges…

to cut poverty, start here

Core Problems

Solutions that Tinker

on the Margins

Rise TogetherTackling the core problems, together

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Core Problems