Scribd
Upload
35 views3 pages

PHP Men

The document discusses intergenerational poverty (IGP) in Utah, specifically among men. It finds that 32% of those in IGP cohorts in Utah are men, many of whom lack a high school education and stable employment. Nearly a quarter of these men are parents who struggle to provide basic needs for their children. Statistics show IGP individuals have low graduation and employment rates with average annual wages of only $11,506. Most receive public assistance long-term. The document then describes the non-profit People Helping People, which aims to reduce poverty by teaching job skills to low-income men to gain stable employment providing a living wage and get off public assistance.

Uploaded by

api-313928246
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
35 views3 pages

PHP Men

The document discusses intergenerational poverty (IGP) in Utah, specifically among men. It finds that 32% of those in IGP cohorts in Utah are men, many of whom lack a high school education and stable employment. Nearly a quarter of these men are parents who struggle to provide basic needs for their children. Statistics show IGP individuals have low graduation and employment rates with average annual wages of only $11,506. Most receive public assistance long-term. The document then describes the non-profit People Helping People, which aims to reduce poverty by teaching job skills to low-income men to gain stable employment providing a living wage and get off public assistance.

Uploaded by

api-313928246
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

MeninPoverty

In Utah, 32% of individuals in the


intergenerationalpovertycohortaremen.

The Problem of Intergenerational Poverty


The intergenerational poverty (IGP) cohort is a subset of individuals in poverty whose
parents were also economically disadvantaged. In Utah, a large percentage of the
individuals who fall into this category are men. Many of these men lack a high school
education, leaving them without the skills necessary to find and keep stable employment
and provide themselves with al living wage. The situation becomes even more desperate
when considering that almost a quarter of these men are parents, who are unable to
adequately provide for these children medically, nutritionally, etc. Many men utilized
public assistance in the last 8 years in order to combat these hardships

IGP Statistics
Education and Employment

The graduation rate for those in the IGP cohort is only 57%
74% of IGP adults lack an education beyond high school
The average annual wage for IGP individuals was only $11,506 in 2014
Only 33% of IGP workers stayed employed for the entire year in 2014

HomeLife

Thereare5,449youngadultIGPcohortsinUtah,24%ofthemhavechildren

Thereisaclosedistributionamongmenandwomenlivinginpoverty,between
theagesof21and43yearsold

Assistance

78%oftheIGPcohorthasutilizedpublicassistancefor8yearsormore

73%ofIGPadultsrequiremedicalassistance

84%ofIGPadultsareonfoodstamps

11%ofIGPadultshaverequiredhomelessservices

WhatcanPeopleHelpingPeopledo?
PeopleHelpingPeopleisanonprofitorganizationdedicatedtoreducingthenumberof
people,childreninparticular,livinginpovertybyteachinglowincomemen,whomay
havechildrenorplanonhavingchildren,howtoearnanadequateincomethroughstable
employmentthatpaysalivingwage.

96%ofourprogramgraduateshavebeenoffassistanceformorethan5years

96%ofourgraduatesenjoystable,fulltimeemployment,with58%stayinginthe
samejobfor3yearsormore.

44%ofparticipantshavepaidofftheirdebt.

35%ofgraduateswereabletopurchaseanewcar,and19%wereabletobuya
newhome

23%ofgraduateshavegoneontoattainhighereducation.

56% of Phase 3 participants and 96% of Phase 4 graduates receive health


insurancefromtheiremployers.

Eachlowincomewomanwetransitionfromwelfaresavesthecommunity$5000
20000annually,andhassavedtaxpayersover$24Million.
Formoreinformationortosupportus,visithttp://www.phputah.org

You might also like