Interactive Community Event Detailing Poverty Coming to St. Cloud
Challenging stereotypes, changing perspectives and sparking conversation is the goal of a community wide event put on later this week.
Poverty
Grant Focuses on Identifying, Addressing Poverty in Cold Spring Area
Leaders Partnering to End Poverty series kicks off tomorrow
Local Non-Profits Fighting Poverty in Central Minnesota
Local foundations have teamed up to help fight poverty in Central Minnesota.
Overall Poverty Shows Slight Improvement
Minnesota's poverty rate has shown slight improvement, but child poverty remains stubbornly high. New data from the U.S. Census Bureau pegs the state's overall poverty rate at 11.4 percent. Median income remains flat at about $59,000 annually. Child poverty remains stuck at 15 percent.
Tiny City East Of St. Paul Tops Metro Poverty List
LANDFALL (AP) -- A mobile home park of about 700 residents incorporated as a city is among Minnesota's poorest communities.
More than a quarter of the residents in Landfall live in poverty, which the federal government defines as individual income of about $11,000 or less. The city is east of St. Paul on Tanner's Lake.
More Local Residents Living In Poverty
The number of people living in poverty in the St. Cloud area has jumped. The Federal Government considers the poverty line to be $22,050 for a family of four.