{"id":12559,"date":"2024-08-30T15:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/?page_id=12559"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:48:38","slug":"breaking-the-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/english\/breaking-the-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the cycle of poverty one Household at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12559\" class=\"elementor elementor-12559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f9e84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1f9e84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-483706f\" data-id=\"483706f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494c258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"494c258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">POTS is embarking on a bold project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af270a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0af270a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the recent expansion of our facilities and programs, we are paving the way for <b>sustainable change<\/b> in our community:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>More space, better service:<\/b> our growth provides a larger program space, a classroom and a positive environment for low income New Yorkers to explore their potential.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>More success for more clients:<\/b> Our service model breaks the cycle of poverty for hundreds of clients annually. Going forward, we plan to affect thousands more!<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Focusing on long-term social change:<\/b> Building a financially sustainable organization means we can create permanent changes in New York City.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e907c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e907c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca5b0d2\" data-id=\"ca5b0d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3814b0a\" data-id=\"3814b0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0374eb1\" data-id=\"0374eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2776b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2776b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled.png 800w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e12a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e12a44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71fb964\" data-id=\"71fb964\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f78f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f78f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" data-src=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12566 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image-2.png 800w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image-2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image-2-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Image-2-18x10.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/428;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555c9b5\" data-id=\"555c9b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e78b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e78b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community is at the core of our expansion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadf83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cadf83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being true to our values and the spirit of our founders, we are making sure that our organization remains a place for community building and a support network for those who do not have a place to call home.<\/p><p>Since 2023, we have further empowered our clients and elevated their voices through our Community Advisory Committee. The CAC provides feedback in our service delivery, guide our growth process and provides context to our advocacy efforts so that we have a more inclusive decision-making process.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/english\/community-advisory-committee\/\">Community Advisory Committee &#8211; POTS Bronx<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebf3198 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebf3198\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01e640\" data-id=\"d01e640\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41ab8a8\" data-id=\"41ab8a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5f376b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5f376b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b2dbf8\" data-id=\"5b2dbf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1646a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1646a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why The Bronx?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820be55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820be55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>24.4% of all Bronx residents have incomes below the federal poverty level.\u00a0In addition, at least 25% of the households residing in the neighborhoods surrounding POTS identify as food insecure.\u00a0<\/p><p>The unemployment rate in The Bronx is currently at 7.4%. (3% more than the US national rate), and New York City recently lost 176,000 jobs, primarily affecting those at lower-income households.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>60% of residents in the neighborhoods surrounding POTS are classified as rent burdened. This has resulted in the Bronx experiencing the highest eviction rate in New York State. As of December 2022, more than 34,000 eviction proceedings were filed in the Bronx.<\/p><p>Despite all these factors, POTS has worked with our diverse community of clients to succeed in overcoming these challenges and to create sustainable solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-727bc40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"727bc40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4fcf6\" data-id=\"9c4fcf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9e96e7\" data-id=\"b9e96e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3c4161\" data-id=\"e3c4161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6c252e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6c252e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23c54e8\" data-id=\"23c54e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90295b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90295b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1nmADzc-CcM?si=kKMSQRnJQwC1pZow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hfoc1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12568 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hfoc1.png 472w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hfoc1-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/potsbronx.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hfoc1-14x12.png 14w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 472px; 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