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Pavlechko M

What it's like living in poverty - 0 views

moneycentral.msn.com/...P122515.asp

poverty hunger facts problems

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  • Pavlechko M on 14 Jan 11
     
    This is an article about what it's like living in poverty. It really struck me that this girl only had $453 to live on a year. I problably live on $453 a week. It made me feel selfish D:
Reed E

Kids in America who are homeless - 4 views

www.time.com/...0,8599,1883966,00.html

children poverty homeless economy

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  • Reed E on 12 Jan 11
     
    This is Times magazine article about the number of kids who are homless in the U,S. A few statistics: Texas (337,105), California (292,624), Louisiana (204,053), Georgia (58,397) and Florida (49,886).
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  • Stockhausen M on 13 Jan 11
     
    I wonder how accrate that survey was because I don't think people would tell the truth about how they are living. Some people are too proud. I didn't know that the level of kids living in poverty was so high before the economy got this bad!
  • Grover M on 13 Jan 11
     
    I think it's really sad that so many children are homeless. When you think of homelessness, adults usally come to mind. It is scary and alarming how many children and teens are homeless, especially if you put yourself in their shoes. I doubt I would survive.
  • Kelly S on 13 Jan 11
     
    If i was one of those kids i would go mad out of my mind. Think of the kids who are 9 and younger live out side don't have food every day. How would you fill?
  • Borror D on 13 Jan 11
     
    That just feels so unfair that kids are just born into this kinda thing. It's pretty sad that they can't get the right education to be successful in their lives because they were born poor :(((((
Fischbach J

Poverty and Crime - 4 views

economics.fundamentalfinance.com/povertycrime.php

poverty crime other factors of poverty

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  • Bloom A on 11 Jan 11
     
    this is a really interesting website. it says that people who are in poverty suffer more stress then those who dont. this causes them to commit more crimes
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  • Buchbinder A on 11 Jan 11
     
    I like how it shows that poverty could be a factor of crim but it is not alway that way.
  • Allen C on 12 Jan 11
     
    :o I didn't know that it was more likely for a poor child to commit a crime, but that sounds like something that would happen if you really need something to live, like food or clean water.
  • Fischbach J on 13 Jan 11
     
    This article is explaining that crime is evident in places that are high in poverty. It also states tat there are many others factors of poverty that lead to other things rather then just crime. They are also explaining how high unemployment leads to smaller crimes like stealing. I think that this is sometimes true, but that not all people in poverty steal to get food. There are other ways to get food legally.
  • Mendez V on 14 Jan 11
     
    I really liked this article because i thought it was really interesting how people in poverty are so desperate to get fod that they would do anything to get it even steal it. That's usuallt why crime goes up because of people in poverty.
  • Goldblum J on 14 Jan 11
     
    I'm very surprised how densly populated areas are the poorest. I was looking more into how Poverty relates into crime this whole time, but with everything i saw, I didn't know that! It just kind of blew me away!
Brown B

Poverty: Causes and cures - 0 views

www.reasonforliberty.com/...poverty-causes-and-cure.html

Causes cures

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  • Brown B on 11 Jan 11
     
    This tells about very important reasons that we have poverty everywhere. And what we need to do about it.
Magnuson A

teenage homelessnes - 4 views

www.dosomething.org/...d-11-effects-teen-homelessness

homeless teenages facts

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  • Magnuson A on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article talks about 11 effects of homelessness on teenagers. Some of them were incredible shocking. Like the statistic that 1 in four homeless youth have traded sex for survival needs. It was also sad that one in 260 homeless youths is murdered
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  • Martin L on 12 Jan 11
     
    oh my god thats so freaking sad that they need to have sex for food. :(
  • Boudreault K on 12 Jan 11
     
    I really like this because most articles that people have are talking about what poverty is. This one went even further, and was really describing the effects of poverty on teens. Thanks for sharing, very interesting!
  • Phillips L on 12 Jan 11
     
    The fact alone that people have to sell sex is awful. Having to sell sex for FOOD is a whole different state of morbidness. It's really sad that this is how people live their life.
  • Haines M on 12 Jan 11
     
    I thought it was so sad that adolescents are so desprate that one in four teens have traded sex for survival needs!!!
  • Kruzan A on 12 Jan 11
     
    Wow that was really scary, i can't believe that people would do that just to have food. I just want to help them. I can't believe that they would even be in a situation where they would have to do that.
Sawyer T

U.S. Hunger - 4 views

www.bread.org/...us

Facts and causes

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  • Sawyer T on 11 Jan 11
     
    This article is giving information about how many people are struggling in the United States from poverty. It gives causes and facts about hunger in the U.S. It was very eye opening when I read that 13 percent of people in the U.S. struggle with hunger. 16.7 million children live in households that struggle with putting food on the table.
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  • Buchbinder A on 11 Jan 11
     
    Wow! Has it really gotten so bad that 1 in 4 familys struggle to put food on the table? I meen,i can't think about that because sometimes if i don't like whats on my plate then i throw it away and some people woule die for that.
  • Ackerman B on 12 Jan 11
     
    The "Causes of Hunger in the US" article was super interesting. It made me realize that we have so much food in the US but if you don't have money to buy it, then you just can't buy it at all.
  • Demmler A on 12 Jan 11
     
    i was suprsed to see that 13% of people are living in poverty in the united states
  • Sawyer T on 12 Jan 11
     
    I know Adele! When I don't like something on my plate, I just throw it away and not think about how much someone right then is struggling and starving.
  • Mehl L on 12 Jan 11
     
    its amazing that poverty hits so close to home
  • Goldblum J on 12 Jan 11
     
    In the "hunger and poverty in african americans" article, i was so shocked of the total income, food insecurities, and poverty total. I am completely blown away by this!
  • Grover M on 12 Jan 11
     
    I definetly agree with Adele. It's also sad that 51.4% of Americans will live in poverty before the age of 65. But it is nice to see that not only does this website have facts that grab you and give you a sense of how big this problem is, they also have solutions. The more solutions we can get, the better.
Borror D

census on poverty.. - 4 views

www.census.gov/...index.html

poverty Hunger statistics facts

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  • Borror D on 13 Jan 11
     
    I was unpleasantly surprised when I read these statistics about poverty. I really didn't realize that so many people in the United States were poor. Oh yeah, and it's a good website. checkitout! c:
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  • Carnahan H on 13 Jan 11
     
    oh thats so eye opening
  • Haines M on 13 Jan 11
     
    This article was really a wake up call. I never realized that that many people were in poverty, and i never really thought about how many children were in poverty. This is a really good article if you are interested in the statistics of poverty
  • Semmelroth R on 13 Jan 11
     
    I cant believe how many people are in poverty in our country
  • Bolon T on 13 Jan 11
     
    I was so surprised when i read this. I had absolutley no idea how many people were affected by poverty, especially children.
  • Lide E on 13 Jan 11
     
    This is very interesting and its good to know the percentages for poverty rates and stuff. it is kind of sad, though, how extremly high all these percentages are.
  • Sorenson H on 13 Jan 11
     
    I am amazed that the official rate of poverty was 14.3 in 2009. from the 13.2 from 2008
  • Korn A on 13 Jan 11
     
    The statistics were crazy shocking!!!
  • Gilles C on 13 Jan 11
     
    It's sad how much the people in poverty goes up in only 1 year.
  • Borror D on 13 Jan 11
     
    ahhhh! everyone's just like, "Oh how eye opening!" -_-
  • Grover M on 13 Jan 11
     
    I think the saddest thing about this is that there is so much good info and statistics out there, like this website, but so many people don't know how bad poverty really is. I had no idea that poverty was this bad, or that it was increasing this fast.
Chapman M

hunger - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/Hunger

hunger definition and solutions

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  • Chapman M on 11 Jan 11
     
    this article gives the definition of hunger. it gives the statistics of the world and it gives organizations that help people in hunger.
Anders P

What Poverty Is - 0 views

What Poverty Is

http:__www2.rgu.ac.uk_publicpolicy_introduction_needf.htm

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  • Anders P on 11 Jan 11
     
    Tells a lot about what causes poverty, and just what poverty is. It says poverty has no final definition and that it's more of a moral thing. It's a really good website, it told me a lot.
Baker M

POVERTY: K through homeless - 4 views

www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/...POVERTY-K-through-homeless

poverty Children homeless Solutions statistics

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  • Baker M on 13 Jan 11
     
    This article is about a woman in New York who helps children who are homeless get free and reduced lunches, transportation and immediate enrollment.
  • Stonerook J on 13 Jan 11
     
    I think what Miss Kilduff is doing is very unselfish--a great quality! It's a shocking fact that there are 51,316 homeless students in NYC alone! And 1.1 million in the entire state of New York! It's not hard to believe that poverty exists in such a city, but the numbers are outstanding. I really hope that Kilduff keeps up her work, and inspires others to reach out, too.
  • Walouke A on 13 Jan 11
     
    I very much agree with Roseann Kilduff. I used to go to a private school which people are not that wealthy but are not in poverty. Now in a public school, I found out it's very different. Their are people I know that are in poverty which has opened my eye more to reality. Poverty is scene daily, even if others don't recognize it.
Sorenson H

Gender and Poverty - 4 views

www.undp.org/...focus_gender_and_poverty.shtml

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  • Sorenson H on 13 Jan 11
     
    Forgot the tags and comment oops O.o i will post the comment. I find it amazing that 6 out of 10 of the poorest people in the world are women. This will tell you about the difference in gender and poverty!
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  • Maddox M on 13 Jan 11
     
    I dont think its surprising that more women are in poverty than men.I think there is that certain amount of feminism involved in payment. Sadly this proves it
  • Omar H on 13 Jan 11
     
    I find the article very sad. I had no clue that poverty could be effected by gender. I was also shocked to see that 75% of women cant get bank loans because they have unpaid or insecure jobs.
  • Tuttle S on 13 Jan 11
     
    Knowing that women are the poorest gender is both outragoious and agreeable. Since women are the care takers in the family. But losing 85% of calories getting water, is unhealthy and sad.
  • Cook A on 13 Jan 11
     
    i think that if women got the same oppritunties as men like in jobs and education, there would be less problem with poverty in women.
Borror D

What are the Long Term Effects of Poverty? - 4 views

www.wisegeek.com/ng-term-effects-of-poverty.htm

poverty Hunger Homeless problems solutions education

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  • Gilles C on 11 Jan 11
     
    This talks about the long term effects of poverty and has a few paragraphs about understanding generational poverty. Reading the effects, I wasn't to surprised because I can see all of that happening to children and families in poverty.
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  • Borror D on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article tells the long-term effects of poverty, the different kinds of poverty, and how we can help stop it. I thought that this article was really helpful if you don't know much about poverty, or if you want to know how to help it. I think it's pretty sad that some people are born into poverty and they can't get the right education because of it.
  • Anders P on 12 Jan 11
     
    The article seems to really talk a lot about how poverty affects the life of a person. It's terrible how those with less money have so many more difficulties than those who have money. Basic needs should have no price.
  • Brown B on 12 Jan 11
     
    THis article made me so sad! I never knew all of the problems that can be caused by poverty! I agree with Pen Basic needs should have no price. I really want to reach out and help those familes in need. I also think I will understand people who are depressed or who are in poverty. I think I will become a better person because of this article.
Grover M

Solutions to World Hunger and Poverty - 3 views

world-poverty.org/solutionstopoverty.aspx

poverty Solutions hunger problems facts

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  • Reed E on 11 Jan 11
     
    A great website about poverty. It includes solutions poverty in different country's. and just good informations
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  • Mousou M on 11 Jan 11
     
    i think it is useful because it shows when poverty is mostly at.
  • Ackerman B on 11 Jan 11
     
    This article is about the countries that are effected most by poverty and gives plenty of solutions to poverty. One example of a solution is to improve the training and equipment of agricultural farmers to increase crop yields and conserve the environment.
  • Allen C on 12 Jan 11
     
    This shows the solutions to world poverty and it shows the amount of poverty all over the world.
  • Grover M on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article explains the different "Types" of poverty, like in the U.S compared to africa. It also gives solutions to abolish this mess.
  • Borror D on 12 Jan 11
     
    I like that site 'cause it tells you how poverty can be solved. oh, and I like the graphs because they give you an idea of where poverty is in the world if you don't know.. c:
Foster H

Its everywhere - 3 views

cozay.com

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  • Gonzalez A on 12 Jan 11
     
    About poverty in Africa. It has stories, facts and pictures. When reading some of the facts I just couldn't even imagine it being true.
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  • Kruzan A on 12 Jan 11
     
    Looking at the pictures made me really sad, and i can't believe that 15 million orphans in this one area of Africa have HIV
  • Yeh W on 12 Jan 11
     
    About poverty in Africa and it has stories, and pictures, and facts . i was really sad how the artical said "it is estimated that more than 18 million people have died to date, of which over 3 million were children. Additionally, more than 25 million adults " i was shocked
  • Cochran J on 12 Jan 11
     
    i think that this website has some good information but people arent commenting correcy bout it (this doesot as a comment, to the teachers)
  • Foster H on 12 Jan 11
     
    if i could, i would totally go to africa and give everysingle child something to help them through the hard times. Just a little teddy bear will do the trick, just to have something to hold and love. that makes them feel happy inside. This artical is about how africa is such a poor country and they need halp and fast. children are getting water from streams that other people have to use the restroom in and take showers with. its so sad. D: my heart aches for them.
  • Boudreault K on 12 Jan 11
     
    I think this website had a lot of things to read, but it was all good information. It was very interesting to read the left side, all of the short facts.
Stonerook J

Factors of Poverty; The Big Five - 3 views

www.scn.org/...emp-pov.htm

Poverty Factors Major Disease Ignorance Apathy Dishonesty Dependency

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  • Ackerman B on 11 Jan 11
     
    This article is about what causes poverty. I like how it goes into the social and cultural details that come with poverty. It talks about mental aspects of poverty, not just physical.
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  • Brown B on 11 Jan 11
     
    You are right! I really like how it had many aspects to how poverty effects people. I thought it was a very interesting article.
  • Fischbach J on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article is full of information about how poverty starts and keeps on growing with no help of stopping it. There are many factors and causes that are explained on how families or individuals can't pull themselves out of poverty. I think that when they were explaining the causes of disease, then said that the knowledge of a cause won't solve it, but knowing the factors that lead it it will help us to better understand the ways to fix it. I think that this is very true and should be aware to all.
  • Baker M on 13 Jan 11
     
    Very in depth. I love the detail they put into it. It talks about all of it instead of just one part of it.
  • Stonerook J on 14 Jan 11
     
    Factors do not cause problems, but merely contribute to make the matter worse. This article speaks of the five major factors of poverty: Disease, Ignorance, Apathy, Dishonesty, and Dependency. The article speaks on each matter in turn, and explains each topic. I found this article quite intriguing, and very truthful. It definently deserves a read-through.
Giesman G

Consequences of poverty - 3 views

social.jrank.org/...erty-Consequences-Poverty.html

problems statistics

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  • Banks T on 11 Jan 11
     
    This article is about the effcts poverty has on children. It gives the consequences poverty sometimes causes for children living in it. Children living in poverty are more likely to have behavior problems, as well as emotional and physical problems. I felt upset reading about the consequences that children living in poverty had to deal with because it wasn't their fault they were poor.
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  • Giesman G on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article is about some of the long term effects that poverty can cause for children in poor families. I think that it is really sad that a child's potential can be limited so much by not having enough money.
  • Ackerman B on 12 Jan 11
     
    I really like how this article goes into the mental aspects of children who live in poverty. It's interesting and sad to learn how many behavioral problems children can have when they grow up not having money.
  • Maddox M on 12 Jan 11
     
    I think its sad how it talks about how children are limited in their futures because they were born into poverty. I think its good that it shows how there is poverty even in the US. A child could have amazing potential and cant get anywhere because they are in poverty.
  • Anders P on 12 Jan 11
     
    I like how it gives the numbers. It helps me to have a better view. For example, I knew that poorer people are more likely to do worse in school, I just didn't know how much. Twice as much as a nonpoor person.
Giesman G

The Intersection of Poverty and Sexual Violence - 3 views

www.michigan.gov/...omViolence-Report_239087_7.pdf

sexual violence and poverty

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  • Giesman G on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article is about the statistical relationship between people who are in poverty and people who are sexually abused. It shocked me to see the direct correlation between people in poverty and those that are raped.
  • Liu D on 13 Jan 11
     
    When I read the article I wonder what other abuses lead people to quit their jobs and live in poverty.
  • Sun K on 13 Jan 11
     
    oh my god thats really...wow. i mean, you hear about this stuff in books and things, but not only in newspapers and things, you know? kind of like with declan, it makes me think about what other things people might do because of poverty
Plummer H

Ways to Help Poor People - 3 views

www.ehow.com/_6331037_ways-poor-people.html

education

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  • Plummer H on 13 Jan 11
     
    i liked how it said help stop proverty by educatong yourself and friends. It reminded me of the qoute at the zoo "plan for a month plant rice plan for a year plant trees plan for a life plant education"
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  • Tuttle S on 13 Jan 11
     
    It is very brilliant to educate people to help stop poverty; for "knowledge equals power," and we need as much power as we can get to cure the "plague" of pverty around the world.
  • Cook A on 13 Jan 11
     
    I agree that educating people about poverty is one of the best ways to help it and to prevent it. educating people about the effects of poverty and educating people in general so they can go to school and get jobs is good.
  • Shockley L on 14 Jan 11
     
    I also agree that education is one of the ways to help stop poverty. Because if people are educated, they can get a job and provide for the family. It wont solve the probelm all the way because their income may not match up to the amount of money needed to live. But educating people is a good start.
  • Grover M on 14 Jan 11
     
    it's so nice to see a website full of solutions. i mean, statistics and facts are important, but we need more sites like this that educate and give solutions.
  • Korn A on 14 Jan 11
     
    I thought the article wasn't the most detailed but it still outlined ways of helping people in poverty
  • Giesman G on 14 Jan 11
     
    I think that this article had some good ideas for helping to stop poverty. It also had links to organizations that help end poverty. The article really showed me how easy it is for us to use organizations to help the world.
Haines M

List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty - 3 views

en.wikipedia.org/...f_population_living_in_poverty

poverty

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  • Haines M on 12 Jan 11
     
    This article shows you a list of countries that are living on $1.25-$2.00 a day, and a list of countries that are below the poverty line. This article also defines the word poverty in a way that is wasy to understand.
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