Newburyport, MA Poverty Statistics:

• 44 Children receiving WIC
• 7.5% of school age children receive free or reduced lunch.
• Two food pantries, 6 soup kitchens in Newburyport.
• 30-50 of people serviced per meal.
• 381 unemployed (7/06), 3.8 unemployment rate.
• 2,417 people living below poverty level.
• 231 children living below poverty level.
• 348 AFDC, medicaid recipients.
• Multiple assistance medicaid recipients (under 25 yrs old) 51.
• 23 documented child abuse/neglect.
• 150 low income elderly, income less than $1,851 month.
• Low income housing: 150 elderly, 48 families, 92 section 8 vouchers; 7 on emergency housing list and a minimum of 10 year waiting list for non-emergency housing.
• 5.4% of children 5-17 do not speak English at home.
• 25% do 3rd graders do not meet MCAS standards.
• HIV/AIDS has increased 25% in MA since 1999.
• MA 1,200 homeless families.

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