“Poverty in Adams County: Causes, Consequences and Climbing Out” will be the topic of a roundtable discussion among community leaders on Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00 PM in Valentine Hall at the United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg.  Gettysburg Democracy for America and the South Central Community Action Agency (SCCAP) are cohosting the event.  The public is encouraged to attend.

Panelists for the evening include Megan Shreve, Director of SCCAP; Yeimi Gagliardi from Manos Unidas; Bill Gilmartin, from the Housing Authority; Harriet Marritz from the Prison Society; and Jenine Weaver, a Poverty Initiative team member.  Gettysburg DFA member and Poverty Initiative leader Leon Reed will moderate the discussion.

“Over a third of Adams County residents do not earn enough to afford the basic necessities,” Reed commented. “There aren’t enough jobs that pay a living wage and rental housing is scarce. Lack of access to affordable child care, transportation, and other factors add to the challenges of being poor. Recognizing these problems is an important step toward beginning to address them.”