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Links to More Poverty Resources: Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland Alliance: Social IMPACT provides articles and reports related to topics of interest to advocates, frontline workers, and policy makers. Most recently, the 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty was released. This report ties in with the work of the From Poverty to Opportunity Campaign headed by Social IMPACT. The goal of this campaign is to cut Illinois' extreme poverty rate in half by 2015.
The University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy houses the National Poverty Center - a resource for timely data, policy briefs, and more related to poverty. Visit their Poverty Facts page to learn more about measuring poverty, national rates, and how poverty differs across groups. NPC releases policy-focused summaries that stem from key findings from their research, such as this recent report:
Center for Economic and Policy Research: CEPR analyzes and provides access to information related to social and economic issues. CEPR's Data Bytes posts timely analysis of governmental data releases on poverty, employment, housing, and more.
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) focuses on the economic condition of low-income and middle-income Americans and their families. EPI's Datazone provides data and resources related to poverty. Check out the Basic Family Budget Calculator, which allows the user to calculate the cost of living for various family sizes by metropolitan region.
Brookings is a public policy research organization in Washington D.C. which often publishes article briefs related to poverty and many other topics.
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law: The Shriver Center puts out an annual Poverty Scorecard, which provides advocates ratings for every member of Congress based off of their voting record on important anti-poverty legislation over the course of the year.
Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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The following is a listing of poverty figures for different geographic levels in the state of Illinois (state, county, city, community area, etc.), and additional tools for understanding poverty in Illinois. The data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, and was filtered by the Social IMPACT Research Center.
Click the following if you are interested in reading the full report from the Census Bureau.
Illinois Poverty
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| Size and Description of Family Unit | Poverty Threshold |
| One Person | $10,956 |
| Two People (None are kids) | $14,366 |
| Three People (One is a kid) | $17,268 |
| Four People (Two are kids) | $21,756 |
Click here for the full chart of poverty thresholds for 2009 from the U.S. Census Bureau. Also, click here for access to poverty threshold charts from all years dating back to 1959.
Poverty guidelines are more often used for determining financial eligibility for federal programs. Though often confused with thresholds, they are slightly different measures. They are issued each year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The poverty guidelines for 2010 are as follows (click for the full chart of poverty guidelines and more explanation):
| Family Size | Poverty Guidelines |
| 1 | $10,830 |
| 2 | $14,570 |
| 3 | $18,310 |
| 4 | $22,050 |
Footnotes
1 Figures come from the American Community Surveyand are filtered by Social IMPACT Research Center.
2The estimates are provided by the Social IMPACT Research Centerthrough their analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Surveydata.
3From the U.S. Census Bureaureport Poverty: 2008 and 2009)
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