The problem of poverty in America comes as a surprise. How can a wealthy nation experience poverty? Though the rate of poverty is lower in a developed nation like America than in Africa, the problem of poverty is real. Inner-cities and rural communities in America are all affected by poverty.
In 2004 the American government defined poverty as a family of four living with an income below $18,810. However, consider the costs in America of housing, utilities, transportation, food, health care, and child care. Even this income seems too small.
The effects of poverty in America are many. Poor nutrition leads to poor health. Poor health makes study and work difficult. Poor education and an inability to work effects income. These problems must be considered alongside other issues: the problem of racism, discrimination against communities, and unequal access to education.
With over thirty-five million living below the poverty line in America, poverty looms as one of the nation's biggeset problems. It requires huge effort and imagination to begin solving the problem. At its heart, solving the problem of poverty is about the creative cultivation of the talents and dreams of all Americans.
Access to education must be equal for all. Those prospering must bear the burdens of those in need. Everyone must be helped to avoid despair and to hope for change. Everyone must recognize the offensiveness of poverty in a nation like America.
Some organizations have already begun work against poverty in America. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development seeks to transform America into a more caring nation where poverty is an offense against all. The Clemente Course is an education programme for the underpriveleged in America -- it offers a humanities education to those unable to attend University on their own.
These organizations can help you begin to explore the problem of poverty in America and to contribute to a solution.
More Articles on Poverty, globalization and Justice Articles can be found here: http://betotal.com/artman/publish/cat_index_58.shtml
Copyright 2005 Ofer Shoshani
Ofer Shoshani has been working for the last 5 years as a professional journalist, writing from Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, USA, Israel, India & Thailand. More of his work can be found at http://www.betotal.com (international child sponsorship programs), http://www.betotal.com (Immigration, Relocation and Investment in New Zealand) and http://www.betotal.com (Immigration, Relocation and Investment in Spain).
bathroom cleaning service Lincolnshire ..In a recent report on the status of the Franchising... Read More
Amnesty International comments on the proposal that has been laid... Read More
Federal Trade Commission Owes Industry and Entrepreneurs an Apology. The... Read More
In typical bureaucratese, the pensive EBRD analyst ventures with the... Read More
Hitler received a legacy from his Rothschild relations in Vienna... Read More
Our Hydro-electricity accounts for some 20% of our current needs.... Read More
I have witnessed a new era of security in the... Read More
A Governmental commission, headed personally by the Prime Minister has... Read More
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled in Praktiker Bau-... Read More
Having been to every city in the country over the... Read More
There are many mines around the world, which are owned... Read More
We can all see the issues involved in the cloning... Read More
Indian and Pakistan and nuclear war. What does the world... Read More
The current field of political sciences is dominated by a... Read More
I, too, am saddened by the disaster in New Orleans... Read More
J. Edgar Hoover and LBJ used to enjoy watching Hoover's... Read More
As pictures and videos surface showing young American soldiers humiliating... Read More
Many MLM sales people mean well but they inadvertently commit... Read More
Environmentalists say GM Seeds are bad for the environment, dangerous... Read More
Entrepreneurs can clean up the environment if we would let... Read More
In years past California Mutual Assistance Program and emergency response... Read More
Maybe some of the people complaining ought to go to... Read More
Government budgets represent between 25% and 50% of he Gross... Read More
Leave it to the Columbia City Police Officers Association in... Read More
The process of researching this topic has been an interesting... Read More
recurring housekeeping Des Plaines ..Death may not be dignified in any light but the... Read More
Using Harmonic Beams to Pre-Detonate Shoulder Launched Surface to Air... Read More
We should all give much kudos to the Federal Trade... Read More
Those of us hundreds of miles from ground zero sat... Read More
Is the Federal Trade Commission really stopping SPAM? Is the... Read More
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Men desire power. Give power to... Read More
In typical bureaucratese, the pensive EBRD analyst ventures with the... Read More
UNAUTHORIZED HACKINGThe term "computer hacking" traditionally describes the penetration into... Read More
The globalist's are the new breed, the new generation if... Read More
The Iranian elections are certainly interesting indeed. The ruling party... Read More
Perhaps we should have printers with ink which has metallic... Read More
"Fahrenheit 9/11" auteur Michael Moore recently fueled the epidemic of... Read More
The United States and other first world nations have been... Read More
Back-Dooring the CSIS:The US and Israel have admitted they back-doored... Read More
America is filled with standouts and perserverance; our nation has... Read More
Any chances for a country to be ruled by alternative... Read More
With elections on the horizon and Blair looking tired and... Read More
I had the benefit of getting an interview with Mr.... Read More
Last Summer the Federal Trade Commission came out with a... Read More
The predominant discussion in the Indianapolis media over the proposed... Read More
Most politicians are completely out to lunch and totally Machiavellian... Read More
Rush is right! The government's stepped up bid to regulate... Read More
We learned some lessons in these last few wars. For... Read More
Currently the US Army is having trouble recruiting. These problems... Read More
Is the only way to fight Fundamentalist Extremists becoming one... Read More
Political |