Understanding Poverty - Catholic Charities

Welcome to the Understanding Poverty home page, your starting point for accessing a wide range of information about poverty in the United States, Minnesota and the Twin Cities.

As part of Catholic Charities' effort to inform the wider community about the realities and root causes of poverty, these pages aim to:

provide factual and up-to-date information about some of the most frequently asked questions concerning poverty. For example, what is the poverty level and how is it set?
dispel common myths about poverty. For example, the poor are mostly people of color and unemployed, right?
provide information about some of the root causes of poverty, such as low wages and the lack of affordable housing and health care.
Suggest solutions and action steps that citizens can take to help address the root causes of poverty.
give access to more in-depth resources on poverty by providing links to national organizations that focus on poverty as well as links to other material that analyzes specific aspects of poverty.

The navigation bar on the left will help you explore this wide range of information. We will continue to add new information as it becomes available.

Would you like to sponsor an educational event?

Catholic Charities presents a two-hour educational program, Understanding Poverty, to parishes and congregations, organizations, businesses and other interested audiences in the community.

Learn more about the Understanding Poverty program.

	Defend the rights of the poor and needy. Speak out for those who cannot speak... Proverbs 31: 8

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