Meet RMAPI
Fighting Poverty Together
RMAPI is a coalition of the willing, individuals and organizations working together to tackle systemic root causes that create and perpetuate poverty in Rochester.
Inequalities within the region -
Economic Well-being:
- Compared with Whites in the region, African Americans are almost 3 times as likely to experience unemployment, while Latinos are 2 ½ times as likely.
- African American incomes are less than half those of Whites (49%), while Latino incomes are only slightly more than half (53)
Median Household Income by Race & Ethnicity for the 9-County Region
- Latino
- African American
- Asian
- White
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Poverty Rate Rates by Race & Ethnicity for the 9-County Region
- Latino
- African American
- Asian
- White
- All
Inequalities within the region – Economic Well-being:
- The poverty rates for both African Americans and Latinos are about 3 times that of Whites.
Let’s End Poverty
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Learn more about ways that you can use your experience and expertise in our community’s fight against poverty.
Become a Level Up Champion
Join the organizations doing their part to fight poverty and give our community a raise.
Support RMAPI’s Policy Agenda
Learn how you can help support our goals to raise wages, promote equitable and inclusive decisions, invest in families, and decriminalize poverty.
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