Following Release of New U.S. Census Poverty Data, Low-Income Community Members Will be Available for Comment

Low-income community leaders from in NYC, Yonkers, Newburgh & Poughkeepsie to be available to show the faces and lives behind those Census numbers

NEW YORK, NY (09/12/2011)(readMedia)-- Last year's Census release found the nation's official poverty rate was 14.3%, up from 13.2% the year before. This left about 44 million people in poverty, an increase of about 4 million people over the prior year. In communities of color and in economically depressed areas, such as the Bronx, Newburgh or Poughkeepsie, those rates are even higher.

This year's Census release is expected to illustrate new and startling data about our nation's poverty and inequality. CVH leaders experience this poverty and inequality first-hand everyday and want to show the face and the lives behind the Census numbers.

WHO:

Leaders of CVH, a membership-led and directed organization made up of 25,000 low-income individuals in New York City, Yonkers, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie. Those available will include public housing residents and public assistance recipients that are fighting for aggressive job creation programs and critical programs necessary to stabilize New York State's economy and ensure the economic security of all communities around the state.
WHAT:

Low-income leaders of the group Community Voices Heard (CVH) will be available for comment before or following the U.S. Census Bureau news conference announcing the findings from its report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010. This annual report contains the official national findings from the Current Population Survey.
WHEN: Tuesday September 13, 2011 at 11:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: NYC, Yonkers, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie
By phone and in-person, in some cases