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MANTRA 1.

NOBODY DESERVES POVERTY

Poverty hurts everyone in Flushing; it’s not fair.

FLUSHING'S WEALTH GAP IS UNACCEPTABLE

MANTRA 2.

Flushing’s performance beats NYC’s. So why is poverty crushing us?

TOGETHER WE CAN FORCE A BETTER SYSTEM

MANTRA 3.

If I build Flushing and you build Flushing, everybody wins.

FLUSHING SHOuLD BE A PLACE THAT EVERYONE CAN BE PROUD OF AND WHERE EVERYONE SUCCEEDS

MANTRA 4.

In Flushing, I succeed because I don’t do it alone.

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Poverty

80%

of Flushing residents are employed— and half our pay is spent on rent.
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who we are

Working together to create solutions and opportunities that lift Flushing families and individuals out of poverty

58.7% of residents are rent-burdened 

Flushing's poverty growth is 28x 

the city's average.

Community Research

Living in Poverty in Flushing, New York

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