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A Poverty Analysis for Albany, Georgia June 2010 Final Report Albany, GA Poverty Analysis 2010 VAAC Consulting Inc. A Poverty Analysis for Albany, Georgia June 2010 Final Report Prepared by: VAAC Consulting Inc. *Specializing in Special Projects* www.vaac -consulting.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VAAC Consulting would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals and entities for allowing us the opportunity to serve Albany, GA, and for assisting us in the completion of the City of Albany Poverty Analysis 2010. Board of City Commissioners Dr. Willie Adams, Mayor Jon Howard, Ward I Commissioner Dorothy Hubbard, Ward II Commissioner Christopher Pike, Mayor Pro Tem & Ward III Commissioner Roger Marietta, Ward IV Commissioner Bob Langstaff, Ward V Commissioner Tommie Postell, Ward VI Commissioner Alfred Lott, City Manager Latoya Cutts, Director, Department of Community and Economic Development & Staff Members Other Local, County, State, and Federal Elected and Appointed Officials Agencies Hosting Special Session Community Meetings Community Participants in the Meetings, Surveys, Interviews, and Information Gathering Albany State University Albany Area Chamber of Commerce The Albany Herald Clear Channel Radio Cumulus Broadcasting Albany Vendors and Subcontractors Vineyarrrd Healing Professional Colleagues and Supporters Albany, GA Poverty Analysis 2010 ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Poverty is one of six top priorities for the City Commission in Albany, GA. City Manager, Alfred Lott, commissioned for the poverty analysis to be conducted to help in the City’s efforts to address poverty. There were four primary objectives of the study: 1. Identify the current demographic indicators of poverty for Albany, GA 2. Identify agencies, organizations, and businesses that currently address poverty reduction in Albany, GA 3. Identify the causes of poverty in Albany, GA 4. Identify solutions to further address poverty reduction in Albany, GA Research Design Existing data were examined from sources that include the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 Census, 2008 American Community Survey, and 2006-2008 American Community Survey. Additionally data were collected from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, the Georgia Department of Corrections, the Georgia Department of Labor, the City of Albany, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council. There was also a community engagement component for the poverty analysis that sought the input of the citizens through community meetings, an online community survey, interviews with community leaders, and a community resource directory to identify agencies addressing poverty. Poverty Indicators The following list presents the major poverty indicators for Albany, GA: Population 77,678 Poverty level 27% Persons in poverty 19,763 People earning below 50% of poverty line 11% Per capita income $20,528 Income of bottom one-fifth $7,925 Food stamp recipients 21.2% Public health care recipients under age 65 18,507 Unemployment 7.3% Albany, GA Poverty Analysis 2010 iii Agencies Addressing Poverty in Albany, GA There are well over 200 organizations in Albany-Dougherty, GA, that presently address poverty. This estimate was derived by analyzing several directories containing organizations that serve the poor in Albany. Many of the organizations are faith-based in addition to government-based agencies. Several main services that are provided include emergency assistance, food, and housing. Causes of Poverty in Albany, GA Causes of poverty in Albany, GA, were identified by examining various sources of data from government agencies, from the community participation component for the poverty analysis, and from the literature. The major factors identified as causes of poverty in Albany, GA are as follows: Economic and workforce challenges (unemployment, declining industries, and low earning industries and occupations) Lack of educational attainment and training to earn higher wages Structure of the welfare system that fosters dependency Lack of coordination among the levels of government and among agencies in addressing poverty Lack of personal responsibility Teen pregnancy & female head of households without the presence of a husband Long-term impact of historical gender and racial discrimination Lack of affordable housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation Groups at higher risks for poverty (children, elderly, disabled, females, minorities, homeless, and ex-offenders) Exclusion of the poor in policy making Solutions to Address Poverty in Albany, GA The solutions identified include comprehensive economic development with agencies addressing economic growth and comprehensive community development with the 200+ agencies addressing poverty. See specific solutions for each area below: Comprehensive economic development Reduce the unemployment rate through business retention, business creation, and business attraction Increase private sector investments for economic growth Continue implementing and refining economic growth policies such as the All Together Albany strategic plan Enhance area, regional, state, and federal partnerships that focus on economic growth Invest in emerging industries such as cultural heritage tourism Albany, GA Poverty Analysis 2010 iv Comprehensive community development Continue implementation of strategies for increasing educational attainment of the high school diploma and advanced degree training that begins from Pre-K through post secondary education Continue encouraging participation in employment training and development efforts that create a competitive workforce such as the Georgia Work$ initiative and the Georgia Work Ready program Create a coordinated system for the 200+ agencies to collaboratively address poverty reduction with the current Strive2Thrive initiative playing a major role Increase investments in child, youth, and family development programs that decrease teen-parent families and single-parent families through curriculums in life skills training, character training, family planning, career planning, citizen responsibility, community leadership, and other community building areas Increase affordable services for the poor including housing, transportation, childcare, and healthcare Develop opportunities for persons who live in poverty to be involved with policy development for reducing poverty Increase opportunities for the community’s diversity to be used as a strength in addressing poverty, especially drawing on the leadership of the faith-based sector Conclusions and Recommendations VAAC Consulting concludes that Albany, GA, can reduce its poverty rate. Additionally, there are several recommendations offered for future action: Review feasibility and opportunity for implementing solutions identified in the study Develop funding priorities for nonprofit agencies that address poverty and incorporate organizational capacity and monitoring requirements Continue the City’s role in the implementation process for the All Together Albany strategic plan and designate a staff person or office that will be specifically charged with addressing the poverty reduction aspect for the City Develop in partnership with the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce’s Strive2Thrive initiative, a core body of all the agencies addressing poverty that will work to create and implement a poverty reduction strategic plan Collaborate with government agencies and other entities at local, state, and federal levels in developing an avenue to coordinate and monitor services received by clients Continue obtaining public and private funding to redevelop the poverty areas surrounding the downtown in a manner that will not displace the poor Incorporate the poverty reduction efforts into City documents such as the Comprehensive Plan to allow for long-term effectiveness Albany, GA Poverty Analysis 2010 v TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements . ii Executive Summary . iii List of Tables and Figures . vii Introduction . 1 Methodology . 2 Objective 1 – Poverty Indicators for Albany, GA . 9 Objective 2 – Agencies Addressing Poverty Reduction in Albany, GA . 30 Objective 3 – Causes of Poverty in Albany, GA . 33 Objective 4 – Solutions to Alleviating Poverty in Albany, GA . 53 Conclusions and Recommendations . 60 References . 62 Appendices 1. Online Community Survey and Community Resources Directory . 67 2. Poverty Status for Individuals in Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 73 3. Poverty Status for All Families in Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 77 4. Poverty Status for Married Families in Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 81 5. Poverty Status for Families with Female Householder, No Husband . 85 6. Food Stamps Received by Households in Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 89 7. Demographic Characteristics for Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 91 8. Social Characteristics (Selected) for Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 93 9. Economic Characteristics (Selected) for Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 97 10. Housing Characteristics (Selected) for Albany, GA - 2008 Estimates . 100 Albany, GA Poverty Analysis 2010 vi List of Tables and Figures Tables Table 1. Community Participation Opportunities . 3 Table 2. Interviews with Community Leaders . 4 Table 3. Poverty Thresholds for 2008 by Size of Family . 7 Table 4. 2008 HHS Poverty Guidelines . 8 Table 5. Economic Characteristics (Income) . 11 Table 6. Mean Household Income of Quintiles . 12 Table 7. Poverty Indicator 2008 Estimates for Albany . 14 Table 8. Poverty Indicator 2008 Estimates for Albany and Comparison Cities . 15 Table
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