I decided to
partner with Jennifer Holly-Harris who is actually a
student at Walden. She provided me with
the website “Children’s Defence Fund” http://www.childrendefense.org/policy-priorities/ending-child-poverty/. This website provided me with statistical
information such as more than 16.1 million Children in America are poor, but
they live in working families ” http://www.childrendefense.org/policy-priorities/ending-child-poverty/.
This information on the number of persons living in America is very
frightening. No one is really immune to
poverty and it can affect any one of us. Many persons believe that the USA is the
land of opportunity but from this statistical data we know that developed
countries are fighting issues on poverty. The website also presented its vision
statement and some of its strategies that are used to fight poverty. Jennifer
also shared with me pictures of families that are in abject poverty. I was surprised to see families in the USA
that can’t even buy food and a simple pair of shoes.
Reference
Children’s Defense Fund. Retrieved from http://www/childrendefense.org/policy-priorities/endingchild-poverty.
With the help of these contacts, keeping up with the needs of the USA living conditions children can be available with additional challenges. Addressing the issues of poverty has been conservatively known as a deficiency of individual household financial opportunities. The challenges of different cultures have been working towards ensuring that the diverse and health opportunities are available to children and their families.
ReplyDeleteJudy You are right that no one is immune to poverty.You can find hunger right in our own back yard. Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice among our nations leaders to end hunger at home and abroad. According this organization 14.5 percent of U.S. households struggle to put enough food on the table. More than 48 million Americans including 15.9 million children live in these households.
ReplyDeleteMore than one in five children are at risk of hunger. Among African Americans and Latinos nearly one in three children is at risk of hunger.
Judy the link to Bread for the World is http://www.bread.org/what-we-do/
DeleteSorry that I forgot to add it to my initial post
I agree that no one is immune to poverty. Poverty affects anyone living throughout the world. It can even affect people from wealthy neighborhoods, if a job is lost or tragedy happens. We need to keep this in mind when dealing with economic issues within our own communities.
DeleteI am a huge supporter of Children's Defense Fund and the work that do. I enjoyed reading you post and your perspective, I think they are a great resource for all educators.
ReplyDeleteJudy,
ReplyDeleteThis week's topic really was eye opening and depressing at the same time. There is a glimmer of hope. The SNAP (supplemental nutritional assistance program) is actually reducing the levels of poverty. The problem is that there are programs to assist the impoverished but they are not advertised like fast food is. It is up to us as educators to make parents aware of these organizations that may help them. Great post!