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2018 Data
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Family Structure, Poverty, & the Economic Mobility of Families
The Economic Mobility Project,33 an Initiative of The Pew Charitable
Trusts, Foundation, found in its studies Pathways to Economic Mobility:
Key Indicators (2008)34 and Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic
Mobility in America (2008)35 that “the economic position of many
children is “… closely tied to the economic mobility of their parents
and that African American children have much less upward mobility –
and more downward mobility – than white children.” The report
continues that “numerous studies have found that family structure
matters” with “children growing in stable, married families less likely
to drop out of schools, less likely to have children as teenagers, and less
likely to be out of school but not working, all of which could lead to
greater economic success.” Additionally, “studies have found that
“children whose parents divorce have, on average, lower test scores
and worse behavioral outcomes.”
The ALICE in Focus: Children Florida Research Brief (April 2022),
36
provides important data on the importance of family structure on the
well-being of children from a financial standpoint.
Children by Household Financial Status and Key Demographics
(Florida 2019). Takeaways include:
• Single-Female-Headed households with children are second only
to Married, Different Sex Households and vastly outnumber
Single-Male-Headed households with children (1,224,787 and
378,862 respectively).
• Of these households 78% or 955,334 of Single-Female Headed
households are below the ALICE threshold (36% in Poverty and
42% ALICE) compared to 63% or 239,000 of Single-Male-Headed
households (18% in Poverty and 45% ALICE).
• Unmarried couples have worse outcomes than married couples
with 26% Poverty and 38% ALICE.
• Married, Different Sex households represent approximately 61%
of Florida’s families. They perform better than any other family
structure with 54% above the ALICE threshold, 37% ALICE, and
8% Poverty.
• Two Adults, Two Workers households have the best outcomes
with 4% Poverty, 32% ALICE, and 64% above the ALICE
threshold.
• One Adult, One Worker households have the worst outcome
among workers with 31% Poverty, 46% ALICE, and 24% above
the ALICE threshold.
Impact of Fatherless Families
In Miami-Dade County the number of single-parent households with
children have increased from 35.8% in 2009 to 38.2% in 2020. In
Broward County the number of single parent households have
increased to 36.52% in 2020 from 34% in 2009, with Monroe County
increasing from 29.3 in 2009 to 32.9% in 2020. The highest ALICE and
poverty rates in Households with Children are found in Femaleheaded Single-Parent Households so an increase in these households is
a negative trend for South Florida’s families and economy.37
There are numerous resources that discuss the deleterious impacts of
growing up in families lacking a father. These effects do not simply
impact a child individually in the present and in the future, but also
have implications for economic development, economic mobility,
poverty rates, and workforce development. Research has found that
fathers play a unique role in producing positive outcomes for children.
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According to the Florida House of Representatives Committee on
Children, Families, and Seniors Subcommittee “Although mothers
tend to be more nurturing and emotionally supportive than fathers,
fathers tend to focus more on preparing children for their lives as
adults. There is growing research on the link between father
involvement and children’s well-being. Father involvement and
positive interactions with their children are important for children’s
health, self-esteem, social skills, and educational attainment. Multiple
studies have found positive links between father involvement and a
child’s graduation from high school, social-emotional adjustment, and
mental health into adulthood.”38
The Minnesota Psychological Association summarizes “Given the large
research base suggesting that children who grow up in homes without
a father present adverse outcomes at rates significantly above those
with fathers present, attention to this phenomenon is perhaps
warranted by clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. It is important
to point out that not all children who are raised in a father-absent home
will experience adverse outcomes. This said, available evidence cannot
be ignored.”
Common Effects of Growing up without a Father include:
 More likely to experience poverty and homelessness
 More likely to suffer from drug and alcohol abuse
 More likely to have mental issues low self-esteem,
anxiety, and depression
 More likely to do poorly in schools
 More likely to be incarcerated and die by suicide
 More likely to be engaged in sexual activity
 Higher risk of teen pregnancy
 More likely to have issues with perceived abandonment
 More likely to have attachment issues
 More likely to have been victims of child abuse
 More likely to be involved in gangs
Sources: Source: Fatherless Boys Foundation
https://fatherlessboysfoundation.org/; fathers.com;
Minnesota Psychological Association: mnpsych.org
Courtesy of the Pew Charitable Trusts; “Pathways to Economic Mobility: Key Indicators”
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Recognizing the crucial role of a father in a family, Prosperity Broward,
an initiative of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Foundation and
Six Pillars Broward, is launching a ground-breaking pilot project in
Lauderdale Lakes to increase economic mobility through policy and
system changes. The pilot project consists of a co-research process with

2018 Data

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Family Structure, Poverty, & the Economic Mobility of Families

The Economic Mobility Project,33 an Initiative of The Pew Charitable

Trusts, Foundation, found in its studies Pathways to Economic Mobility:

Key Indicators (2008)34 and Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic

Mobility in America (2008)35 that “the economic position of many

children is “… closely tied to the economic mobility of their parents

and that African American children have much less upward mobility –

and more downward mobility – than white children.” The report

continues that “numerous studies have found that family structure

matters” with “children growing in stable, married families less likely

to drop out of schools, less likely to have children as teenagers, and less

likely to be out of school but not working, all of which could lead to

greater economic success.” Additionally, “studies have found that

“children whose parents divorce have, on average, lower test scores

and worse behavioral outcomes.”

The ALICE in Focus: Children Florida Research Brief (April 2022),

36

provides important data on the importance of family structure on the

well-being of children from a financial standpoint.

Children by Household Financial Status and Key Demographics

(Florida 2019). Takeaways include:

• Single-Female-Headed households with children are second only

to Married, Different Sex Households and vastly outnumber

Single-Male-Headed households with children (1,224,787 and

378,862 respectively).

• Of these households 78% or 955,334 of Single-Female Headed

households are below the ALICE threshold (36% in Poverty and

42% ALICE) compared to 63% or 239,000 of Single-Male-Headed

households (18% in Poverty and 45% ALICE).

• Unmarried couples have worse outcomes than married couples

with 26% Poverty and 38% ALICE.

• Married, Different Sex households represent approximately 61%

of Florida’s families. They perform better than any other family

structure with 54% above the ALICE threshold, 37% ALICE, and

8% Poverty.

• Two Adults, Two Workers households have the best outcomes

with 4% Poverty, 32% ALICE, and 64% above the ALICE

threshold.

• One Adult, One Worker households have the worst outcome

among workers with 31% Poverty, 46% ALICE, and 24% above

the ALICE threshold.

Impact of Fatherless Families

In Miami-Dade County the number of single-parent households with

children have increased from 35.8% in 2009 to 38.2% in 2020. In

Broward County the number of single parent households have

increased to 36.52% in 2020 from 34% in 2009, with Monroe County

increasing from 29.3 in 2009 to 32.9% in 2020. The highest ALICE and

poverty rates in Households with Children are found in Femaleheaded Single-Parent Households so an increase in these households is

a negative trend for South Florida’s families and economy.37

There are numerous resources that discuss the deleterious impacts of

growing up in families lacking a father. These effects do not simply

impact a child individually in the present and in the future, but also

have implications for economic development, economic mobility,

poverty rates, and workforce development. Research has found that

fathers play a unique role in producing positive outcomes for children.

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According to the Florida House of Representatives Committee on

Children, Families, and Seniors Subcommittee “Although mothers

tend to be more nurturing and emotionally supportive than fathers,

fathers tend to focus more on preparing children for their lives as

adults. There is growing research on the link between father

involvement and children’s well-being. Father involvement and

positive interactions with their children are important for children’s

health, self-esteem, social skills, and educational attainment. Multiple

studies have found positive links between father involvement and a

child’s graduation from high school, social-emotional adjustment, and

mental health into adulthood.”38

The Minnesota Psychological Association summarizes “Given the large

research base suggesting that children who grow up in homes without

a father present adverse outcomes at rates significantly above those

with fathers present, attention to this phenomenon is perhaps

warranted by clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. It is important

to point out that not all children who are raised in a father-absent home

will experience adverse outcomes. This said, available evidence cannot

be ignored.”

Common Effects of Growing up without a Father include:

 More likely to experience poverty and homelessness

 More likely to suffer from drug and alcohol abuse

 More likely to have mental issues low self-esteem,

anxiety, and depression

 More likely to do poorly in schools

 More likely to be incarcerated and die by suicide

 More likely to be engaged in sexual activity

 Higher risk of teen pregnancy

 More likely to have issues with perceived abandonment

 More likely to have attachment issues

 More likely to have been victims of child abuse

 More likely to be involved in gangs

Sources: Source: Fatherless Boys Foundation

https://fatherlessboysfoundation.org/; fathers.com;

Minnesota Psychological Association: mnpsych.org

Courtesy of the Pew Charitable Trusts; “Pathways to Economic Mobility: Key Indicators”

50 | Page

Recognizing the crucial role of a father in a family, Prosperity Broward,

an initiative of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Foundation and

Six Pillars Broward, is launching a ground-breaking pilot project in

Lauderdale Lakes to increase economic mobility through policy and

system changes. The pilot project consists of a co-research process with