SW 4390/7390: Helping Strategies with Children and Adolescents: Facts & Figures

Local & Missouri Poverty Statistics

• State Poverty Rates by Age
• Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC)– Poverty in Missouri 2013 
• MCDC – Census estimates compare school-age child poverty to prerecession levels 
• Columbia MO Poverty Rate Data from City-Data.com (uses govt. data, but may need to be verified)
• MU Center for Family Policy & Research – The State of Missouri’s Children: 2014  
• Missouri Association for Community Action  - Missourians to End Poverty – 2014 State of the State Poverty in Missouri 
• Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for School districts, Counties, and States (SAIPE)
• MU’s Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security:  Missouri Hunger Atlas 2013​ 
• OSEDA  Missouri Children and Youth (Under Age 18) Living in Households with Income Below Federal Poverty Level Guidelines 1990-2000 
• MO Data & Statisitcs, MO Dept. of Health & Senior Services. Select "Child Health" under Community Data Profiles .
• Columbia at a Glance

National Poverty Statistics

• Census Bureau Poverty Research
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Price and Index Number Research – Experimental Poverty Measures
• Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
• USDA Economic Research Service-Poverty
• 2016 Poverty Guidelines from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Missouri

• State of Homelessness in Missouri 2011 Report
• Boone County Basic Needs & Emergency Services
• Statewide Homelessness 2013
• Homeless Missourians Information Network

National

• Homelessness Hits Young and Old Alike
• Homeless Populations and the Continuum of Care

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