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"Driving Out Homelessness"
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Gallia-Jackson-Meigs
Continuum of Care
c/o Woodland Centers
3086 State Rt. 160 Gallipolis, OH 45631
Phone: 740 446-5500
Fax: 740 441-4402
info@gjmhousing.org
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Did you know...
The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Continuum of Care catchment area lies in a
29-county region designated as part of Appalachia.
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The 20 Ohio counties with the lowest median household income are all in
this region, and 19 of the 20 have the highest poverty rates in Appalachia1.
In this catchment area: |
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State of Ohio3 |
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Poverty |
Unemployment
Rate |
Median
Household
Income |
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10.6% |
6.1% |
$40,956 |
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| Gallia County |
18.1% |
7.8% |
$30,191 |
| Jackson County |
16.5% |
9.3% |
$30.661 |
| Meigs County |
19.8% |
15.0% |
$27,287 |
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Further, 41% of renters
statewide in Ohio cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment;
· in Gallia, that number is 49%;
· in Jackson, 50%, and
· in Meigs, the number is 69%.4 |
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In
Gallia County, 35% of adults over 25 years of age did not graduate
from high school.2 |
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The
majority of homeless persons in our catchment area were single adult
males, followed closely by single adult females.5 |
The
Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Continuum of Care is trying to change those
statistics, one person at a time. If your agency would like to be a
part of this effort, please click on the
How You Can Help link for more information.
1Children's Defense
Fund-Ohio, 2001, p. 4
2Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural
Development, 2001, p. 5
32001-2002 Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PCSAO)
Factbook, 5th Edition; Ohio Quick Facts, June 2004
4 PCSAO
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| Did You Know?
The lack of housing is exacerbated by
conditions that often characterize the entire region.
These include poverty, unemployment, lower high
school graduation rates, the absence of public transportation, and
limited resources. |
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