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Step Up; Prep Up! By: Kianna Duncan

About Myself My name is Kianna Duncan. I am a 21 year old student studying criminology (psychology minor) at Le Moyne College.

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What Does the Literature Say? ● “. . . violation of rights connected with the material aspects of poverty (such as the right to housing, education, employment, or health). . . ” (Krumer-Nevo, Monnickendam, and Weiss-Gal, 2009). ● “For every better trained worker who got a job, a worker with less training would become unemployed” (Wray, 2016). ● “. . . found a positive relationship between low income, food insufficiency, and increased risk of being overweight…” (Lee, Harris, and Gordon-Larsen, 2009).

References Krumer-Nevo, Michal, Menachem Monnickendam, and Idit Weiss-Gal. 2009. “Poverty-Aware Social Work Practice: A Conceptual Framework for Social Work Education. ” Journal of Social Work Education 45(2): 225– 43. Lee, Hedwig, Kathleen M. Harris and Penny Gordon-Larsen. 2009. "Life Course Perspectives on the Links between Poverty and Obesity during the Transition to Young Adulthood. " Population Research and Policy Review 28(4): 505 -532. Wray, L. R. 2016. "Minsky’s Approach to Poverty and Unemployment. " Pp. 109 -136 in Why Minsky Matters. "Minsky’s Approach to Poverty and Unemployment. "Princeton University Press.

Step Up: The Origins The “Step Up” program was originally designed to target the lack of nutrition and physical fitness amongst homeless and disadvantaged populations in the Syracuse Community. This has been a result of: ● Poor diet ● Lack of Exercise ● Unmanageable healthcare costs and lack of financial resources “Step Up” offers free fitness classes weekly, advice regarding nutrition, and gift cards to local grocery stores (per 10 classes) to increase the likelihood of healthy eating.

Step Up; Prep Up! “Prep Up” is an addition to the “Step Up” program that also targets poverty, but hopes to eradicate or reduce it from the lives of our participants. The “Prep Up” sector of the program provides: ● ● ● How to manage and maintain finances How to write cover letters and build resumes How to look for and apply for jobs How to successfully complete a job interview How to use Microsoft Office

Pre (0) vs Post (1) * Poverty rate (1=yes, 0=no) Crosstabulation Poverty rate (1=yes, 0=no) 0 Pre (0) vs Post (1) 0 Count % within Pre (0) vs Post (1) 1 Count % within Pre (0) vs Post (1) Total 1 197 157 354 55. 6% 44. 4% 100. 0% 197 198 395 49. 9% 50. 1% 100. 0% 394 355 749 52. 6% 47. 4% 100. 0%

Chi-Square Tests Value Pearson Chi-Square df Asymp. Sig. (2 -sided) 2. 498 a 1 . 114 Continuity Correctionb 2. 272 1 . 132 Likelihood Ratio 2. 500 1 . 114 Fisher's Exact Test Linear-by-Linear Association N of Valid Cases 2. 495 749 1 . 114 Exact Sig. (2 -sided) Exact Sig. (1 -sided) . 124 . 066

Variables in the Equation B Step 1 a S. E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B) Pre 0 vs. Post 1 . 391 . 293 1. 784 1 . 182 1. 479 Unemployment . 066 . 147 . 203 1 . 652 1. 068 homelessimpovrishedadults. ID . 000 . 001 . 386 1 . 535 1. 000 -. 499 . 408 1. 497 1 . 221 . 607 Constant