Poverty Stoplight PA

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How Poverty Stoplight Works

Poverty Stoplight was created as both a metric and a methodology that allows families to assess their levels of poverty and to carry out personalized strategies to overcome those deficits. Our self-evaluation survey is conducted using software that can be used on computers or tablets. The more than 50 indicators represent 6 dimensions of poverty: Income & Employment, Health & Environment, Housing & Infrastructure, Education & Culture, Organization & Participation, Interiority & Motivation. Each indicator is represented by three images and simple explanations that the family uses to complete a self-evaluated survey. Each image represents a situation which defines extreme poverty (red), poverty (yellow) and non-poverty (green). This helps identify the family's status for each specific indicator. Families meet with a staff person and results of the survey are presented with their strengths in green and areas for improvement in yellow and red.

The family develops their own “out of poverty” map choosing their own priorities for their map. Staff provide mentoring and coaching to the family with a focus on support and providing linkages and resources. Families retake the survey periodically to measure progress.

Finally, the technology of the Poverty Stoplight application allows for real time data to be collected for neighborhoods, cities, regions and states, even countries. This data can be used to inform policy and resource allocation decisions, allowing for a world free of poverty.