this graph is a perfect representation of the affects any thing can have on communities. this graph can be correlated with things like natural disasters and their would be an increase in numbers.
The common nessesaties that arent given to children in the essex county ultimately handicap the community around them. All the issues directly influence the parents, and the state; because with all of these issues are things the government has a level of control over. By not trying to findd solutions so child poverty the state continues to have to fun child care, enrichment programs that are costly which we current cant afford. The quality of these programs slowly does down until they become another vulnerability themselves
The sources of resilience come when the economy improves. This graph shows that the poverty rate had increased from 2008-2009 because of the recession the country went through.
Food stamp (SNAP) rolls increased over the years, and the article addresses that this is a sign of poverty. The USDA is an agency that administers food stamps.