Poverty Data & Welfare Reform Social Indicators

RECENT NEWS

Applications Being Accepted for Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellowship

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Evaluating Self Sufficiency Standards

The number of New York families failing to meet everyday living costs differs drastic...

POLICY ADVOCACY

Statement on Passage of Critical Legislation that Will Allow Disabled and Struggling New Yorkers on Public Assistance Own a Reliable Car

Empire Justice Center applauds the State Legislature and particularly bill sponsors A...

Empire Justice Center urges Governor to Sign Critical Anti-Hunger Bill

This critical bill directs the commissioner of education, in cooperation with the com...

PUBLICATIONS

The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010

This report measures the income and earnings necessary for families to be self-suffic...

Food Stamps in Upstate New York

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NEWSLETTERS

Legal Services Journal - Summer 2010 :

Empire Justice Center's quarterly newsletter for advocates. Read More

Spring 2010 :

This issue of the Legal Services Journal contians articles on Consumer and Community Development, Immigration, Public Benefits and Disability Benefits. Read More


Articles 

Related Children Age 5 to 17 in Families in Poverty
December 1, 2005
Table of related children age 5 to 17 in families in poverty Read More

People of All Ages in Poverty in New York
December 1, 2005
Chart of people of all ages in poverty in New York State. Read More

Welfare Reform and Social Indicators
December 1, 2003
County welfare reform and social indicators Read More

New Census Data Shows Increase in Poverty Children, Minorities, Married Couples Hard Hit
October 1, 2003
The latest data from the US Census show 34.6 million people living in poverty in the United States in 2002, up from 32.9 million in 2001. The number of those living in poverty increased by 1.7 million people; the poverty rate rose from 11.7% to 12.1%. Read More

Poverty Up: 2000 Census Data Uncovers 415,000 More New Yorkers in Poverty
February 26, 2002
Despite the unprecedented economic boom during the decade of the 90’s and the touted success of Welfare Reform in the latter part of the decade, data from the 2000 census shows that between 1990 and 2000 415,000 more New Yorkers fell below the federal poverty level. Read More