POVERTY
STATE OF BEING EXTREMELY POOR; STATE OF BEING INFERIOR IN EQUALITY OR INSUFFICIENT IN AMOUNT
HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY?
-IN THE WORLD, ABOUT 870 MILLION PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT, THAT'S MORE THAN THE POPULATION OF THE U.S AND THE EUROPEAN UNION COMBINED.
-22,000 CHILDREN DIE EACH DAY FROM CONDITIONS OF POVERTY WORLDWIDE
-IN AMERICA, 14.5%, THATS NEARLY 49 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE IN POVERTY, THAT'S INCLUDING 16.2 MILLION CHILDREN
-22,000 CHILDREN DIE EACH DAY FROM CONDITIONS OF POVERTY WORLDWIDE
-IN AMERICA, 14.5%, THATS NEARLY 49 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE IN POVERTY, THAT'S INCLUDING 16.2 MILLION CHILDREN
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY?
-WORLDWIDE, 60% OF THE WORLDS HUNGRY ARE WOMEN
-50% OF THE WORLDS HUNGRY ARE FARMING FAMILIES
-1.4 BILLION PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIVE ON $1.25 OR LESS A DAY
-IN AMERICA, 22% OFO CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY
-HALF OF ALL AMERICANS LIVE IN POVERTY SOMETIME BEFORE THE AGE OF 65
-50% OF THE WORLDS HUNGRY ARE FARMING FAMILIES
-1.4 BILLION PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIVE ON $1.25 OR LESS A DAY
-IN AMERICA, 22% OFO CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY
-HALF OF ALL AMERICANS LIVE IN POVERTY SOMETIME BEFORE THE AGE OF 65
SOLUTIONS TO U.S POVERTY
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUING PREVALENCE OF POVERTY IN THE U.S, AMERICA NEEDS TO CREATE GOOD JOBS FOR EVERYONE WHO CAN WORK, PROVIDE ADEQUATE WORK SUPPORTS, AND OFFER INCENTIVES SO THAT LOW-INCOME WORKERS ARE ABLE TO SAVE AND BUILD WEALTH