The need for social services is higher in most of the country than it was a decade ago, before the Great Recession, according the new data.
Only 13 states reported a lower level of need in 2017 than in 2007, says the latest Human Needs Index, a collaboration between the Salvation Army and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
The data from the report is gathered by Salvation Army units across the nation. The index’s scale begins at zero, with higher numbers indicating greater need for social services. The national average score for 2017 was 1.15, which was also the average score for the decade. The national index score rose to a high of 1.33 in 2012.
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