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January 2019 Ensuring Opportunity Campaign to End Poverty in Contra Costa County What is Ensuring Opportunity? 2 A countywide initiative to end poverty in Contra Costa by addressing root causes Goal: Achieve equity and opportunity for

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January 2019

Ensuring Opportunity Campaign to End Poverty in Contra Costa County

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What is Ensuring Opportunity?

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 A countywide initiative to end poverty in Contra Costa by addressing

root causes

 Goal: Achieve equity and opportunity for all residents  Change systems & policies, so that every community member has an

pportunity to thrive

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E le c te d offic ials

We engage diverse stakeholders…

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Leadership Team

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…by creating a “big tent”

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We believe that everything is connected …

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… and EQUITY is at the heart of our work

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Contra Costa snapshot

5  1.1 million residents, 804 square miles, 19 cities  Three distinct regions (West, Central, East)  Majority people of color (46% White, 25% Latino/Hispanic,

15% Asian, 9% Black)

 Mix of rural, suburban & urban sensibilities

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Contra Costa

Housing crisis index

1 in 6: Residents are struggling to make ends meet
30,939: Additional affordable units needed
$7,667: Monthly income to afford median rent
75%: ELI* renters spend > 50% of income on rent
2,234: People experiencing homelessness (PIT count)
66%: Decrease in housing funding, 2008-2016

6 * ELI = Extremely Low Income: earning 30% or less of Area Median Income

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Join Ensuring Opportunity’s campaign!

www.endpovertycc.org
@endpovertycc
zgodinez@richmondcf.org