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Kentucky Commission on Poverty

FAMILIES FIRST
Empowering Kentucky's People and Communities

RESEARCH REPORT No. 273
Legislative Research Commission, Frankfort, Kentucky



The Commission's report to the
1996 Kentucky General Assembly
is provided below...

Papers written by AACS Executive Director for the Kentucky Commission on Poverty
Uncharted Waters Between The Second and Third Waves
Successfully Navigating The "Transformational Era" in Kentucky | September 1995 paper
"Heaven Can Wait"    Achieving a Brighter Future for Kentucky | January 1995 paper
Ron Logsdon was a member of the Kentucky Commission on Poverty, 1993-97

Executive Summary

Foreword

Table of Contents

Introduction

Poverty in Kentucky
Tables and Charts:
  • Poverty Threshholds
  • Kentucky Poverty
  • Poverty Highs
  • Adults with Children
  • Full-time Hours Worked
  • Income by Range
  • Children in Poverty
  • Adults Working 75% F-T
  • Kentucky Population
  • Children Under 18
  • Poverty Rates (map)
  • Poverty by Location
           Persons in Poverty
           ("spike" maps)
  • Poverty by Block Group
           Incidence of Poverty
           (color-coded maps)
  • Myths and Reality

    Women in Poverty
    Tables and Charts:
  • Female-headed Households
  • Children with Single Parent
  • Self-sufficiency Programs
    Tables and Charts:
  • AFDC Benefits, 1995
  • AFDC Costs, Kentucky
  • Welfare to Work
  • Medicaid Income Limits
  • AFDC Costs, 1989-95
  • AFDC Populations, 1991-95
  • AFDC as % of Poverty
  • Economic Development
    Tables and Charts:
  • Kentucky Enterprise Zones
  • Rural ED Authorities (map)
  • Education & Literacy Programs
    Tables and Charts:
  • Education Programs
  • Vocational Programs
  • Higher Education

    Empowering Local
    Communities

    Lessons...Future Vision

    Bibliography

    Appendix

    Kentucky's Poverty (chart)
  • NOTE: a 319 kb file;
    long load time
    Lists poverty by index (percent),
    people, children, elderly, black,
    and families with children by
    numbers and county rank.
  • Findings

    More Findings

    Recommendations

    Recommendations

    Concluding Thoughts

    AACS Executive Director Ronald Logsdon was a member of the Kentucky Commission on Poverty, 1993-97

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