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Persistent Problems <br />Too many: <br />• Poor families, unable to secure <br />living -wage employment, <br />affordable, safe housing. <br />• Children not ready for <br />kindergarten, not reading by 3rd <br />grade. <br />• Teens vaping, pregnant, missing <br />school, not graduating. <br />Children and adults lack <br />EXEMCUTWE SUMMARY <br />MMARY <br />affordable health, dental and <br />mental health care. <br />8' <br />Low-income seniors live alone, <br />socially -isolated, smoking, heavy <br />= <br />drinking, at risk of adverse health <br />r <br />incidents.,�m, <br />Persistent Problems <br />Too many: <br />• Poor families, unable to <br />secure living -wage <br />employment, affordable, <br />safe housing. <br />"Just speaking about living wages, <br />1 am desperately trying to find a <br />job in the area. Anything I get, the <br />average amount, $12 an hour, $11 <br />an hour, with the child support 1 <br />get for my oldest son, I still don't <br />qualify for the income restricted <br />housing. I'm a single mom, three <br />children, so its technically a family <br />of four. I wouldn't get into the <br />Palms, Indian River apartments, <br />what have you. I'm one step away <br />from living in my van." <br />10/06/2020 5.A. <br />7 <br />h 1 _� <br />