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Appendix B: Perspectives on Intergenerational Poverty
Appendix B: Perspectives on Intergenerational Poverty
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The committee held two public information gathering sessions to increase its understanding of intergenerational poverty within Native American communities1 and children and families involved with the child welfare and justice systems.2 The committee also commissioned Ascend at the Aspen Institute to organize a series of listening sessions that were closed to the public to ensure candid discussions. This included two listening sessions with parents and caregivers3 contending with poverty to hear directly from them about their experiences with programs and systems designed to support their family's financial well-being and improve their children's future; three listening sessions with representatives of community- or state-level organizations serving Latino families, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian 1 A proceedings and proceedings in brief of this session are available here: https://nap.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION GATHERING SESSIONS Perspectives on Native American Communities This session included three panels to engage with community leaders, researchers, and practitioners on issues surrounding intergenerational poverty and mobility among Native American families in the United States. Representatives from the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the American Indian College Fund, the Native Organizers Alliance, and the American Indian OIC discussed poverty and mobility in their communities and described key barriers and obstacles reducing the chances that Native American children grow up to be happy, healthy, and prosperous adults.
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Researchers and practitioners with expertise in the child welfare and criminal justice systems -- from the University of Maryland, the Juvenile Law Center, the University of California, Berkeley, Arizona State University, Columbia University, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago -- discussed how involvement with the justice system and child welfare system affects children's and adolescents' chances of upward mobility in adulthood, how racial disparities and structural factors in the justice system and child welfare system contribute to the causes of intergenerational poverty, and evidence-based programs and policies that target children and their parents and caregivers that are most likely to reduce chances that low-income children will be poor in adulthood. The committee considered these discussions and the research presented in its development of the report, specifically for Chapters 9 and 10.
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Parents value education and building social skills -- both for themselves and their children -- as key to achieving those goals. They also believe they have a role in providing that and want parenting skills to help build such skills.
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• Change income limits so that we don't have a benefits cliff. • When you are trying to help people, help them gradually walk themselves off the program but don't drastically cut them off.
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Rural Community Perspectives Representatives from community- and state-level organizations serving rural communities spoke to the committee about the unique challenges of rural poverty and the kinds of programs that are needed to serve these families. • In communities impacted by substance abuse disorder, we struggle with how to protect privacy but help humans whose lives are rug ged and ragged.
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Alaskan Native and Pacific Islander Community Perspectives Representatives from organizations serving Alaskan Native and Pacific Islander communities noted the need to support social connectedness and a sense of well-being among community (cultural/spiritual wellness) , as a key factor in uplifting families out of poverty.
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We have families with mixed status so being able to access various resources may be challenging. • Winter and seasonal work especially for immigrant families is a barrier.
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