Ohio Poverty Report

Posted on January 31, 2013 by townsend

• Report: Ohio poverty increasing, By Rick Armon, January 30, 2013, Akron Beacon Journal: “Even though Ohio’s population has remained stagnant over the last decade, poverty increased by nearly 58 percent, a new report says. The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies issued its State of Poverty 2012 report Wednesday showing that 1 in 6 — or 1.8 million — Ohioans are living below the federal poverty line…”
• Grim report on Ohio poverty holds hope of turnaround, By Catherine Candisky, January 31, 2013, Columbus Dispatch: “Many grim facts emerge from the ‘State of Poverty 2012’ report showing the ravages of Ohio’s economic downturn…”