📊 Poverty is more than a number.

The Census Bureau uses two measures to help us understand economic hardship: 💵 Official Poverty Measure: Focuses primarily on cash income. 🏠 Supplemental Poverty Measure: Also accounts for government benefits, taxes, housing costs, medical expenses, and work expenses. Why does this matter? Because a family can be above the poverty line and still struggle to afford the essentials. At GCO, we look beyond the numbers to the real circumstances families face—and what helps them build lasting stability. 💙 Meaningful work. 💙 Stronger families. 💙 Greater opportunity. Because moving from poverty toward lasting stability takes more than a number. #GeorgiaCenterForOpportunity #GCO #Poverty #EconomicMobility #Georgia #FamilyStability #PublicPolicy #OpportunityForAll