Oshkosh women and children in poverty
Over the next nine weeks, this series will explore the complex issue of poverty in Oshkosh, how it specifically affects women here, available resources and how the rest of the community can help. With support/underwriting from the Women’s Fund of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation …………………
Each week will look at a different aspect of the issue:
— What constitutes poverty, how it varies by state, Oshkosh’s ranking.
— The benefits cliff and how it relates to poverty in Oshkosh, and differences between women and men in poverty.
— Resources to help and how we rank with the rest of the region.
— Poverty and the single mom — the correlation and how it affects children.
— Getting get out of poverty — dealing with it and the possibilities for escaping it.
— Poverty and employment, and correlations with education.
— Community awareness, education and engagement; policy changes.
The writer of this series, Samantha Strong is originally from Madison and a graduate of UW-Oshkosh with a degree in journalism. She was a full-time reporter for The Reporter in Fond du Lac and later pursued digital marketing where she now specializes in writing, social media strategy and account management.
