Defintions
USA
Surprise!
Statistics
Omaha
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What is the definition of poverty?
What is a lack of social or financial resources. Examples: A lack of education or support, not having a voice, not making a livable wage, hopelessness
100
What is the minimum wage in the USA?
What is $7.25
100
True or False: Creighton works with persons experiencing homelessness in a HUGE spring event
What is TRUE. Project Homeless Connect
100
In America, what is the percentage of people living in poverty?
What is 15%
100
Approximately _______ are homeless in Omaha every night
What is 2,000
200
What are social factors of poverty?
What is Discrimination like racism, homophobia, sexism; government corruption; lack of support; distrust; social neglect; capitalism; militarism
200
In America, how much money must a family of 4 make per year to be considered poor?
What is less than $22, 050
200
What percent of African Americans in Omaha are living in poverty?
What is 1/3
200
Families with children represent _____ percent of the homeless.
What is families with children represent 23 percent of the homeless.
200
True/False - Omaha's Hispanic poverty rate now is higher than the national Hispanic average.
What is TRUE
300
What does poverty threshold mean?
What is The minimum level of income necessary for an adequate standard of living in a given country
300
In America, how much money must a person make per day to be considered poor?
What is less than $31
300
LITERACY. WRITING/READING/WORKING
What is 16% of people are illiterate There's a large refugee population in Omaha, large migrant population
300
Studies indicate that ____ of homeless men have served in the armed forces, compared to _____ in the general population.
What is 40%; 34%
300
What percent of youth runaways say that their parents asked them to leave or they were leaving and didn't care.
What is 50%
400
What's the difference between relative poverty and absolute poverty?
What is Absolute poverty is when a person�s survival needs are not met (sanitation facilities, education, information, etc.); Relative poverty is when compared to the other people in your society or country you seem poor
400
Which type of poverty is more common in America: generational poverty or temporary poverty?
What is temporary poverty
400
Woah! What is Kiewit's Community Partner!
What is Open Door Mission - SO COOL
400
How many beds are Nebraska lacking to keep up with the homeless population?
What is 480 (two Kiewits put together)
400
What percent of homeless youth will drop out of school?
What is 75%
500
How is absolute poverty measured?
What is By the minimum amount of food a country is able to and needs to buy to feed its citizens
500
What is the average age of a person experiencing homelessness?
What is 9 years old
500
SURPRISE
What is Just kidding! EVERYONE GETS ICECREAM BECAUSE WE LOVE EQUALITY.
500
How many children are hungry in America right now?
What is 1 in 4 (25%) 1 in 4 residents come stand to the side, for a special surprise at the end.
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