California poverty by county – avg of 2015-2017 data PDF
Contra Costa Poverty rate: 14.3% (+/- 1.3)
Number of people in poverty: 161,200 (+/- 14,800)
Child poverty rate: 16.1% (+/- 2.3)
Poverty (CPM) threshold, family of 4 that rents: $34,034
One in three working Californians has a low-wage job. *
Across Contra Costa County, Black adults were more than 3 times more likely to be arrested than adults from any other racial/ethnic group, and Black youth were more than 7 times more likely to be arrested than youth from any other racial/ethnic group. *
Over a third of children living below the self-sufficiency standard are not ready for school. *
About one in five of all children ages 5 and younger in California live in poverty, and nearly half of California’s children live in households that are at or near the poverty level. *
Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition advocates for healthcare for all, including support of Contra Costa Cares for the remaining uninsured in our communities.
Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition supported Prop 1 & 2 to increase affordable housing in California.
Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition prevented any cuts to SNAP in the 2018 Federal Farm Bill.
Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition won approval for SSI recipients to qualify for CalFresh nutrition assistance, beginning in summer 2019.
Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition worked to increase CalWORKs grants to fight childhood deep poverty by ensuring no family lives below 50% of the poverty line.