Dialogue on Poverty

A Dialogue on Poverty meeting was held on May 18 with the Carbon County Community Action Committee for the 2015 Carbon County Needs Assessment.

The goal of this assessment is to find out the extent of poverty in Carbon County, factors that support the creation of poverty, services and resources currently available to offset creation or impact of poverty, priorities for meeting needs and barrier to services.

Sheela Schermetzler, Grant Manager for Albany County, presented the final report at the meeting.

According to the report, a ranking of recommended priority needs was determined by using a s...