In This Issue
Participation in Other Assistance Programs
L.A. Community College Students and Homelessness
The Devastating Toll of Parent Incarceration
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Issue: #503

November 28, 2017  

The Census Information Center of Eastern Oklahoma, a program of the provides access to data generated from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Participation Rates in Other Assistance Programs
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From: U.S. Census Bureau,
Household Economic Studies Current Population Reports 

While one focus of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is to measure participation in major federally funded social safety net programs, the survey also asks respondents about the use of other assistance programs: food, transportation, clothing, and housing assistance. These data provide some insights into the population that uses these ancillary programs.

One in Five L.A. Community College Students Have Experienced Homelessness
From: New Geography

One would not usually associate homelessness with college students but in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) about one in every five students has experienced homelessness, according to the  LACCD Report on Survey of Student Basic Needs.
The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration
From: The Annie E. Casey Foundation  

I n a 2016 KIDS COUNT policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the the devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids, families and communities.
 
The report shows how in America's age of mass incarceration, millions of children are suffering the consequences of their parents' sentences and our nation's tough-on-crime practices.

Until Next Week,

Melanie Poulter
Program Manager
Census Information Center of Eastern Oklahoma
mpoulter@csctulsa.org
       

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