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2 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Poverty in Orange County <br /> 3 According to data from the American Community Survey, in 2010: <br /> 4 • 19,702 Orange County residents lived in poverty (16.3%) <br /> 5 • 4,137 children in Orange County lived in poverty (15.5%) <br /> 6 • 931 elderly adults in Orange County lived in poverty (7.8%) <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Poverty by Census Tract in Orange County (map) <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Orange County Safety Net <br /> 11 • Safety net provides support for low-income families <br /> 12 • Safety net programs run by Social Services include: Food and Nutrition <br /> 13 Services, Medicaid, Work First, Child Care Subsidy, Energy Programs, Crisis <br /> 14 Assistance <br /> 15 • Safety net support extends beyond federal poverty threshold to include families <br /> 16 up to 200% of poverty <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Medicaid <br /> 19 • Current number of Medicaid cases is 7,639 (January), a 4% increase over last <br /> 20 year <br /> 21 • Next year local medical providers are expected to receive $90,701,429 on behalf <br /> 22 of Orange County residents <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) <br /> 25 • The number of families receiving FNS benefits is 6,129 (January), an 11% <br /> 26 increase over last year <br /> 27 • Local grocers are expected to receive $21,195,859 in FNS benefits from Orange <br /> 28 County families in FY2012-13 <br /> 29 <br /> 30 200% of Poverty and FNS Households (map) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Families Receiving Food and Nutrition Services <br /> 33 • Anne, 87, collects $1021/month in Social Security and lives in a house that is <br /> 34 paid for. Her benefits are $16/month. <br /> 35 • Sam receives $864/month in Social Security Disability and pays $300/month in <br /> 36 rent. His benefits are $51/month. <br /> 37 0 Tonya, a single mother of one, earns $8.50/hour and pays $400/month in rent. <br /> 38 Her benefits are $119/month. <br /> 39 0 Bill and Mary have two children. Bill is unemployed, Mary earns minimum wage, <br /> 40 and the family pays $500/month in rent. Their benefits are $540/month. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 <br /> 43 <br /> 44 <br />