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7 <br /> 1 Cost of Living <br /> 2 Income in Orange County <br /> 3 - 2018 median household income $68,211 <br /> 4 - 2018 per capita household income $40,650 (includes non wage earners) <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Fair Market Rent in Orange County 2020 <br /> 7 - 2 bedroom $1,088/month and 3 bedroom$1,461/month <br /> 8 2020 3 bedroom FMR= 64.8% of income for a family of 3 eligible for SNAP <br /> 9 - Family of 3 with gross income of$4,000/month spending 36.5% on rent <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Charity Programs <br /> 12 - Culturally appropriate foods offered <br /> 13 - Lived experience centered in leadership and advising programs <br /> 14 - Nutritional foods v. non-perishable or easy to donate foods <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Trends <br /> 17 Federal Nutrition Services (FNS) <br /> 18 - Decrease of 6.5% from 15,499 in the FYI 7-18 to 14,478 in the FYI 8-19 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Free School Lunch Program (FSLP) <br /> 21 - CHCCS: Decreased slightly in 2017-18 to 25.6% and currently at 26.2% <br /> 22 - OCS: Currently at 41% <br /> 23 o Enrollment has stayed between 39-42%the past few years <br /> 24 o Universal free breakfast program increased from 2017-2018 (total: 89,350) to <br /> 25 current school year(as of Dec 2019 total: 101,153) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 How do we compare <br /> 28 United States: <br /> 29 North Carolina's food insecurity rate is 16.5% <br /> 30 Nationally 11.1% <br /> 31 Orange Co's poverty level is 12.4%Nationally 12.3% <br /> 32 Food Insecurity in other NC Counties: <br /> 33 Highest 24.1% Edgecombe Co <br /> 34 Lowest 9.5%Union Co <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Exercises to explore systems thinking related to hunger Michael Goodman <br /> 37 Mr. Goodman directed small groups to reflect on the presentation: <br /> 38 - What did you learn? <br /> 39 - What did you find surprising or puzzling? <br /> 40 - What questions does this raise for you? <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Focusing Questions <br /> 43 Mr. Goodman introduced focusing questions, noting issues are best formulated as a focusing <br /> 44 question that starts with the words Why or How Come but not How To. <br /> 45 Examples: <br /> 46 - Why do we continue to struggle with breaking down our internal silos? <br />