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6/15/2018 Wor king with F amilie s L iving in Pove r ty: Str ate gie s for E ngage me nt PRE SE NT E D BY: RUT H VONDE ROHE , M.A. & HOL L Y HAT T ON- BOWE RS, PHD NE BRASKA E XT E NSION Obje c tive s of our time toge the r  De fine po ve rty  Unde rsta nd fa mily po ve rty  I de ntify yo ur o wn b ia se s re la te d to fa milie s living in po ve rty  I de ntify a stra te g y to impro ve c o mmunic a tio n with fa milie s living in po ve rty 1

6/15/2018 What Do You Know About Pove r ty? Wha t is po ve rty? Pove r ty Is: T he ina b ility o f a pe rso n to a c c e ss the b a sic ne e ds fo r surviva l. 2

6/15/2018 Why should we foc us on familie s living in pove r ty?  Pove r ty and E duc ation • Po ve rty is o ne o f the g re a te st c ha lle ng e s fo r pub lic e duc a tio n • Po ve rty is a hug e o b sta c le to e ffe c tive le a rning • Po ve rty a nd dive rsity c o ntinue to inc re a se • Be lie fs tha t stude nts living in po ve rty c a nno t le a rn le a ds to ine ffe c tive pra c tic e s What do you be lie ve ?  Ac tivity 3

6/15/2018 What ar e your Initial r e ac tions? A pa re nt/ g ua rdia n c o me s to sc ho o l fo r a c o nfe re nc e • with a lc o ho l o n his/ he r b re a th. A pa re nt/ g ua rdia n do e s no t a nswe r his/ he r pho ne , a nd • the vo ic e ma il is no t se t up o r full. A stude nt is c o ming to sc ho o l hung ry. • A stude nt ha s re c urre nt he a d lic e . • A stude nt sme lls b a d a nd is no t we a ring c le a n c lo the s. • Six T ype s of Pove r ty  Situational pove r ty – sudde n c risis ty -2 g e ne ra tio n b o rn in to po ve rty  Ge ne r ational pove r ty - sho rta g e  Absolute pove r  Re lative pove r ty - a c c e ss the b a sic ne e ds fo r surviva l  Ur ty - c o mple x c o mb ina tio n o f c hro nic ban pove r a nd a c ute stre sso rs ty - no nme tro po lita n a re a s with  Rur al pove r po pula tio ns b e lo w 50,000  Offic e o f Ma na g e me nt a nd Budg e t (OMB) 4

6/15/2018 Common Myths of Pove r ty  All po o r pe o ple a re in po ve rty lo ng -te rm  All po o r pe o ple re c e ive g o ve rnme nt a ssista nc e  Po ve rty is a n inne r-c ity pro b le m  Po ve rty is uniq ue to c e rta in e thnic g ro ups F e de r al Pove r ty Guide line s 2015 POVE RT Y GUIDE L INE S F OR T HE 48 CONT IGUOUS ST AT E S AND T HE DIST RICT OF COL UMBIA Pe r sons in family/ house hold Po ve rty g uide line F or familie s/ house holds with mor e than 8 pe r sons, add $4,160 for e ac h additional pe r son. $11,770 1 2 $15,930 $20,090 3 $24,250 4 $28,410 5 $32,570 6 $36,730 7 5

6/15/2018 Basic F amily Budge t  Mo nthly ho using : $765 (2 b e dro o m a pa rtme nt)  Mo nthly fo o d: $491  Mo nthly F T c hild c a re fo r a n infa nt: $7,639 ($636/ mo )  Me dic a l I nsura nc e : $232/ Mo +$45 c o -pa y  Me dic a l Utilitie s: $135  Mo nthly tra nspo rta tio n: $320  Mo nthly o the r ne c e ssitie s: $360  Monthly total: $2,939  Annual total: $35,268  10.00/ hour annual total: $20,800 So urc e : NACCRRA a nd Ne b ra ska Affo rda b le Ca re Ac t Ne br aska pove r ty quic k fac ts Child po ve rty ra te : 18% • Se nio r po ve rty ra te : 8% • Wo me n in po ve rty: 14.2% • • Pe rc e nt o f sing le -pa re nt fa milie s with re la te d c hildre n tha t a re b e lo w po ve rty: 34% aska is the 2 nd highe st state • Wor king Poor – Ne br So urc e : US Ce nsus Bure a u re po rts in 2013 6

6/15/2018 F amily T ype s  Re c e ntly Une mploye d  Single par e nts  Cohabitating adults  Se nior c itize ns  Gr andpar e nts r aising gr andc hildr e n  Home le ss familie s  E xte nde d familie s How doe s this impac t c hildr e n living in pove r ty?  Po o r he a lth c a re a nd nutritio n  F e w b o o ks, c o mpute rs, vo c a b ula ry  Pa re nts ma y ha ve little e duc a tio n a nd hig hly mo b ile  Childre n ma y ha ve c ha lle ng e s with re g ula ting e mo tio ns a nd b e ha vio rs  Ma ny c hildre n a re a lso hig hly re silie nt re g a rding the e ffe c ts o f po ve rty. 7

6/15/2018 In thinking about the se fac ts about family pove r ty… r e fle c t • I s yo ur pro g ra m/ se rvic e s se nsitive to the diffe re ntia te d c ha ra c te ristic s o f the stude nts a nd fa milie s yo u se rve living in po ve rty? • Ha ve yo u de ve lo pe d a n a wa re ne ss o f o ur own pote ntial biase s, ste re o type s a nd a ssumptio ns tha t may impac t or e ve n se r ve as a to e ngage me nt fo r the se fa milie s? bar r ie r • Are we pa tie nt a nd pe rsiste nt e no ug h to ma ke me a ning ful c o nne c tio ns o ne fa mily a t a time ? • Ho w ha ve yo u lo o ke d a t wa ys to c o nne c t with pa re nts/ c a re g ive rs who fa c e b a rrie rs to tra ditio na l a ppro a c he s to fa mily e ng a g e me nt? Ke y Points to Re me mbe r  Po ve rty is re la tive  Po ve rty o c c urs in a ll ra c e s a nd in a ll c o untrie s  E c o no mic c la ss is a c o ntinuo us line , no t a c le a r-c ut distinc tio n  Ge ne ra tio na l po ve rty a nd situa tio na l po ve rty a re diffe re nt  T his info rma tio n is b a se d o n pa tte rns  An individua l b ring s with him/ he r the hidde n rule s o f the c la ss in whic h she / he wa s ra ise d.  Sc ho o ls a nd b usine sse s o pe ra te fro m middle -c la ss no rms a nd use the hidde n rule s a nd te a c h the m the rule s tha t ma ke the m suc c e ssful a t sc ho o l a nd a t wo rk  We c a n ne ithe r e xc use pa rtic ipa nts no r sc o ld the m fo r no t kno wing , inste a d pro vide suppo rt, insiste nc e , a nd e xpe c ta tio ns  T o mo ve fro m po ve rty to middle c la ss o r middle c la ss to we a lth, a n individua l must g ive up re la tio nships fo r a c hie ve me nts (a t le a st fo r so me pe rio d o f time ). 8

6/15/2018 Pa rtne ring with F a milie s HOW AND WHE RE T O ST ART . . . Do you be lie ve that all familie s want the ir c hild to suc c e e d? 9

6/15/2018 Ac tivity: What Doe s F amily E ngage me nt Me an to You?  Ho w wo uld yo u de fine fa mily e ng a g e me nt?  Wha t a re yo ur fe e ling s a b o ut wo rking with fa milie s?  Wha t do yo u e njo y a b o ut it?  Wha t se e ms diffic ult?  Why is it impo rta nt? De fining F amily E ngage me nt  F a mily e ng a g e me nt ha s diffe re nt me a ning s fo r diffe re nt pe o ple  Re la te s to a n ongoing par tne r ship b e twe e n yo u a nd fa milie s  Co mmitme nt to e ng a g ing a nd invo lving fa milie s in me a ning ful wa ys, a nd fa milie s a re c o mmitte d to a c tive ly suppo rting the ir c hild’ s le a rning a nd de ve lo pme nt  Involve s c ommunic ation , using family ne e ds and fe e dbac k to info rm the pro g ra m, c o lla b o ra tive a c tivitie s, a nd pro viding c o mmunity re so urc e re fe rra ls a nd fa mily suppo rt 10

6/15/2018 How ar e you e ngaging familie s living in pove r ty?  While la c k o f time is mo re o fte n c ite d a s the re a so n fo r b a rrie rs to e ng a g ing in c hildre n’ s le a rning , mo st wa nt to b e invo lve d a nd wa nt the b e st fo r the ir c hild(re n).  POI NT : MANY OF T HE SE F AMI L I E S WANT T O BE I NVOL VE D [F o r us, we wa nt o ur kids to g o to sc ho o l a s so o n a s po ssib le . T ra nspo rta tio n is a pro b le m. He a d Sta rt pro g ra ms c a n sta rt a t no o n o r nine o ’ c lo c k in the mo rning . T ime is a c ha lle ng e fo r pa re nts. So me wo me n do n’ t kno w ho w to drive .—Mo the r fro m Oma ha , Ne b ra ska L e t’s look at the hidde n r ule s among c lasse s, se e your handout 11

6/15/2018 How do you think the se hidde n r ule s impac t your ability to e ngage familie s living in pove r ty? Some possible strate gie s to build c ollabor ative par tne r ships and me e t familie s whe r e the y ar e 12