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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But, even the students need to eat. Living on next to nothing is no picnic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For more information on poverty, and specifically food insecurity, check out the hunger study at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap.aspx">http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You can drill down to the county level anywhere in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bev<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Director, Trinity Moscow Food Pantry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Rumelhart<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 09, 2014 9:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tom Hansen; Moscow Vision 2020<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Mapping Poverty In The Inland Northwest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>I suspect that the Whitman county and Latah county numbers are skewed by the student populations, which is why the poverty numbers are so high compared to the rest of their respective states.<br><br>Paul<br><br>On 01/09/2014 08:36 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Courtesy of KHQ at:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.khq.com/story/24412550/mapping-poverty-in-the-inland-northwest">http://www.khq.com/story/24412550/mapping-poverty-in-the-inland-northwest</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><h1>Mapping Poverty In The Inland Northwest<o:p></o:p></h1><p style='max-width: 100%'>The New York Times released an article last week mapping out poverty in the United States. The data was compiled from the Census Bureau of those living below the poverty line. The Census Bureau defined the poverty line as: $23,283/year for a family of four or $11,945 for an individual person under 65. <o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Taking a look at the Inland Northwest, Whitman County shows up as having the highest percentage of people living in poverty in the state with nearly a third of the population at 32.3% or 12,848 people. Spokane County was listed as having 16% of the population living below the poverty line, or 73,788 people. Larger counties such as King and Pierce on the west side of the state came in at 11.9% or 234,813 people and 12.8% or 101,716 people, respectively. <o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>In Idaho, Kootenai County was listed as have 13.4% or its population or 18,911 people living below the poverty line. Bonner and Boundary County both came in at about 17% of their population, while Latah County right across the state line from Whitman County, came in at 22.1% or 7,739 people living below the poverty line. <o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>If you would like take a look at the map, and see the poverty level for any county in the country, click this link: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/?ref=us"><span style='text-decoration:none'>http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/?ref=us</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'><strong>COUNTY POVERTY RATE POOR POPULATION</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>WASHINGTON:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Spokane County: 16% 73,788<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>WHITMAN COUNTY: 32.3% 12,848<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Stevens County ; 18.5% 7,965<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Lincoln County : 14.3% 1,478<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Grant County: 18.8% 17,003<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Pend Oreille County: 20% 2,572<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Ferry County: 21% 1,601<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Okanogan County: 22% 8,931<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Chelan County: 14.9% 10,810<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Asotin County - 14.6% 3,159<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>IDAHO:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p>Kootenai County: 13.4% 18,911<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Bonner County: 17.6% 7,068<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Boundary County: 17.8% 1,904<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Shoshone County: 19.7% 2,459<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Benewah County: - 18% 1,629<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Latah County: - 22.1% 7,739<o:p></o:p></p><p style='max-width: 100%'>Nez Perce County: 12.7% 4,904<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--------------------<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=728 height=358 id="_x0035_D4DE086-E4EF-4813-B541-193F1CD1D4BB" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF0DD2.A27ABE00" alt=image.jpeg><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>-----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/"><span style='color:black'>http://www.MoscowCares.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"There's room at the top they are telling you still.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>But first you must learn to smile as you kill,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to be like the folks on the hill."<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- John Lennon<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> List services made available by First Step Internet,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>