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POVERTY IN AMERICA WHAT? WHY? AND HOW?By Latagia copeland B.S.,A.S.
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WHAT IS POVERTY? • Add your first bullet point here
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POVERTY IS “Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time.
• Poverty has many faces, changing from place to place and across time, and has been described in many ways. Most
often, poverty is a situation people want to escape. So poverty is a call to action -- for the poor and the wealthy
alike -- a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what
happens in their communities.”
• ~The World Bank Organization
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THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN AMERICA IS……
•$40,890 for a family of 8 (in 48 states and D.C.)
• $51,120 for a family of 8 in Alaska
• $47,010 for a family of 8 in Hawaii
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WHY IS POVERTY STILL AN ISSUE IN AMERICA?
For several reasons, including the following…..
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LACK OF EMPLOYMENT (JOBS)
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STAGNATING WAGES/SALARY
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LACK OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES/QUALITY
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ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH AT THE TOP
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SOCIAL ISSUES (RACE AND CLASS RELATED)
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HOW CAN POVERTY IN AMERICA BE
ELIMINATED?
There are several things that we can do, including
the following….
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CREATE/GUARANTEE JOBS
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RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE/INCOME
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INVEST IN AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE
AND EARLY EDUCATION
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REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ENACT POLICIES
THAT SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY
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SUPPORT PAY EQUITY
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EXPAND MEDICAID
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IN CONCLUSION As a person who grew up in poverty and have both seen and experienced poverty my entire life, this is a subject that is very close to my heart. I hope that this presentation provides
both information and a sense of empowerment to those effected; and more
importantly, to those not effected. poverty is indeed a global problem not just an American problem. It is a problem that I pray someday
is eradicated.
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REFERENCES • http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/esic/over
• http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm
• http://www.agjohnson.us/essays/poverty/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/why-cant-we-end-poverty-in-america.html?_r=0
• https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/news/2014/09/17/97287/the-top-10-solutions-to-cut-poverty-and-grow-the-middle-class/
• http://theweek.com/articles/534655/want-end-poverty-americaits-pretty-simple