Who lives in poverty in Indian River County?       

19,500 residents *, 23.3% of all children**, 35% of single family homes**

Who are homeless in Indian River County?             

837 residents of which 321 are children***

Who is hungry?         

Florida’s children are – 26% don’t know where their next meal is coming from and 75% qualify for federal nutrition programs****

How do we realize change?       

We do it together.

“Transforming Lives Together,” 2013 Symposium on Poverty & Hunger in Indian River County. Hosted by Harvest Food & Outreach Center and Indian River State College, Friday, September 20, 8:30 a.m. to noon at  Indian River State College, Mueller Campus, Schumann Center, 6155 College Lane, Vero Beach.

Please RSVP by September 12 to: annabel@harvestfoodoutreach.org. Seating is limited Continental breakfast and refreshments provided.

 Poverty and hunger are problems that must be solved on the local level by those who care about their communities. Community leaders from the private and public sector are invited to begin the conversation through presentation, group discussion and breakout sessions. The symposium’s focus will be threefold: 1) identify services available, 2) identify needs and 3) pinpoint gaps in services – with the goal of identifying needs and opportunities to broaden services through collaboration.

Participation in the symposium is encouraged for organizations working in the fields of poverty relief to help lay the groundwork for the upcoming series of workshops supported by the comprehensive community wide initiative on collaboration funded by Indian River Community Foundation.