DuPage Federation Publications
Full Document (1), Introduction, Background, and Summary (3), Jobs and Financial Stability (6), Health and Wellness (6), Children, Youth, and Education (6), Safety and Security (4), Social and Cultural Wellbeing (1)
DuPage Federation Publications Files
Modified on 20 August 2010
Teen and Single Parents: Teen birth rates are very low in DuPage when compared to the nation, the state, and surrounding counties. The rate of births to single mothers is also lower in DuPage, but certain groups have disproportionately high rates for single mothers. Most notably, African American mothers in DuPage are slightly more likely to be single in DuPage, when the child is born, than in Illinois in general. These factors will affect current and future financial stability. Cited research shows that teen parentage, single parentage, and the mother not having a high school diploma or GED are three strong predictors that the child will grow up in poverty. The Needs Assessment describes one agency in DuPage (Teen Parent Connection) that specifically focuses on teen parenting issues.
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A Profile on Low-income Working Households in DuPage County
Modified on 01 November 2010
Over 160,000 persons with low or poverty level incomes lived in DuPage County in 2009 (17% of the population). This number is at an historic high in DuPage County and shows no sign of declining. Over 22% of the children in DuPage are growing up in low-income or poverty level homes. The impact of poverty on children has serious negative implications for their future lives and for the communities in which they are growing up. With income levels inadequate to meet basic needs, these households are forced to make serious compromises, such as foregoing medical care, living in substandard housing, placing their children in unsafe child care situations, being undernourished, and so on. Even households with incomes quite a bit higher than the official poverty level do not have enough to meet their basic survival needs. They face many of the same challenges as poorer households do, but are usually ineligible for any benefits.
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Modified on 01 June 2006
Like many suburban areas around the United States, DuPage County is experiencing a significant population change. The new residents in DuPage are increasingly likely to be members of minority groups, particularly Latinos, or international immigrants. Further, many more low income persons are and will be living in DuPage County. These issues will be complicated by the aging of the baby boom generation. By 2030, the number of seniors will have increased by over 137%.
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Modified on 01 October 2008
Illinois law defines domestic violence as physical abuse, harassment, intimidations of a dependent, interference with personal liberty or willful deprivation. In the United States, more than three women are killed each day by an intimate partner. Research indicates that approximately one-quarter of all physical assaults, one-fifth of all rape, and one-half of all stalkings perpetuated against females by intimate partners are reported to the police.
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Increases in the suburban low-income population are described including a definition of the low income population, the particular challenges of being poor in the suburbs, the rapid rise of the numbers of low-income persons in the suburbs, and the changing balance between city and suburbs.
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