"The government defines poverty as having an income of $21,756 for a household of 2 adults and 2 children." (denver.cbslocal.com/2011/08/17/childhood-poverty-in-colorado/). Also, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, at www.quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08021.html, the statistics for Conejos County says that the median household income in 2009 was $29,594 and persons below poverty level in 2009 was 24.5%. In Costilla county, the median household income in 2009 was $24,758 and persons below the poverty level in 2009 was 27.4%. Finally, in Alamosa, the median household income in 2009 was $35,960 and the persons below povery level in 2009 was 22.2%.
We can't change these statistics, but we can make an incredible difference in somebody's life by giving them a hand, by helping them out, ... by being a Christ-like example!
