Data released by the US Census Bureau finds that New Hampshire’s poverty rate declined to 8.2 percent in 2015, a drop of one percent since 2014. New Hampshire once again ranked first for the lowest state poverty rate in the country.
“While New Hampshire maintains the lowest poverty rate in the nation at 8.2 percent, this figure demonstrates that there are still far too many Granite State families struggling to achieve economic stability,” said John F. Shea, executive director of the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute in September 2016.
The seacoast of New Hampshire, which is one of the most affluent communities in the United States, is also an area where families and individuals struggle to survive. Amongst immense wealth, there is also abject poverty. Though hard to believe, hundreds of families in the NH and southern Maine seacoasts do not have enough to eat. We all need to know about this problem which troubles so much of America.
Wednesday September 13, 2017. The show streams worldwide at www.wscafm.org, and will be archived on www.barryjamesdyke.com.
Our special guest will be Patrick Greenish, a good friend and former corporate executive who runs the food pantry for St. Vincent de Paul in Hampton, NH. For over 25 years, St Vincent has provided food assistance to local families from our pantry and seasonal kitchen on Hampton Beach. St. Vincent de Paul also provides clothing, and modest financial assistance for essentials like rent and utilities. In the past year our food pantry provided over 9,149 meals to over 3,778 clients. A third of these clients were children. St. Vincent de Paul's community kitchen continues to serve hundreds weekly from May through October. The kitchen served over 1,500 meals to the needy.
