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The Faces of Poverty in the Black Belt Region
In the Shadows of Poverty
“Strengthening the Rural Poverty Research Capacity of the South”
Memphis, TN
July 21, 2003
Sokoya Finch, ED, Florida Family Network, Inc.
What is Poverty
The condition of having little, or no wealth or material possessions
Destitution Deprivation Vulnerability of exclusion from society Victim of every disparity Being without A status that increases the wealth of others who have
Poverty in the Black Belt Region
Economic ~ Education ~ Social ~ Economic ~ Education ~ Social ~ Housing ~ Demographic Conditions ~ Housing ~ Demographic Conditions ~
AccessAccess How different is the face of poverty in 2004
than in 50’s, 60’s 70’s? Is the Southeastern region better off in 2004
than in previous history of U.S.?
A View of the BBR
The BBR is made up of 623 counties in 11 Southern states
BBR has 30% of all Americans and 34% of the nation’s poor
BBR is connected by clusters of poverty – they are among the most impoverished in the nation
The Dismantling of Persistent Poverty in the BBR
The involvement of University of GA The Tuskegee Study – A Community Based
Perspective The value of participatory research The look of poverty was the same across the
region
The Results
Empowerment Federal Commission
Broad representation – inclusive of low-income representative- Constituency Representation Board (CRB)
CRB will administer 20% of Authority’s total appropriation
Input from community strategic planning priorities for local communities
Redefining Poverty – “The Data Belongs to the People”
Start to look at poverty and data in different ways Whose owns and control the data? Allow communities their voice and to be heard What how you imply, infer, concur the meaning of
their words, families, communities, life, etc Be inclusive – find a way to celebrate their
greatness versus being driven by the disparity Forging relationships