Poverty Resources

1. Poverty Data from Federal and National Sources
1. Living Wage Calculator from Penn State's Poverty in America Program
   
2. Cost of Raising a Child Calculator, from the USDA,
   hosted by the U.S. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
   
3. "Connecticut is the only state in which real income for the poorest fifth of families declined significantly since the late 1980s...
   Pulling Apart in Connecticut Trends in Family Income, Late 1980's to mid 2000's, from Connecticut Voices for Children.
   
2. Poverty References from Federal and National Sources
1. Health & Human Services Poverty Guidelines
2. Census Poverty Thresholds
3. Census Components of Poverty
4. Consumer Expenditure Survey, includes Quintiles of Income and Expenditures by Income groupings
5. NAS Recommendations to Improve Measurement of Poverty (2004)
6. Poverty Research Centers
3. Poverty Data from Connecticut Sources
1. Child Poverty and Prevention Council Reports, administered by Connecticut's Office of Policy and Management.
   
2. Overlooked and Undercounted: Where Connecticut Stands (June 2007)
   "Nearly one in five Connecticut households does not have enough income to meet their basic costs of living. This is almost three times the proportion officially considered poor in Connecticut, according to the Federal Poverty Level. Families with inadequate incomes....", from CT Permanent Commission on Status of Women.

Welfare Resources

1. Welfare Data from Federal and National Sources
1. Social Security Administration Office of Research
   
2. Child Welfare Research from U.S. Health & Human Services
   
3. ChildStats Contact page for Data questions
   
2. Welfare Data from Connecticut Sources
1. U.S.D.A.'s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which replaces Food Stamps
• SNAP in Connecituct
• NOTE: Paper Food Stamps expire on June 17, 2009;
2. CT Reform - via Jobs First
3. Child Welfare Monitoring from the U.S. Health & Human Services