When we hear the word poverty, we think of the countries
oversea where people have no food, living in tents, drinking from dirty water
and walking around without cloths. There are many people who think that there
is no poverty in there state or city they live in. poverty is not just about
the kids we see on TV, walking around without any shoes and are food deprived.
In Philadelphia,
there is more poverty around us than anyone could think. When we walk on the street
we see a lot of homeless people begging for money or food because people won’t
give them a chance at a job. According to the U.S census, 29 percent of
residents in Philadelphia 1st Congressional District live in
poverty. Out of the 10 largest cities in the country, Philadelphia is the
poorest. Philadelphia also contains the largest number of children who are
living in poverty. Parents have to go days without eating so their children
could eat. They also have to decide on whether they have to buy food or pay the
rent.
A mother should never have to let their
child go to school hungry. Hearing a child complaining that they are hungry is
a mother’s fear. I knew poverty was around me in my city, but I never knew it
was this bad. Even though it has gotten worst since the fall of the economy,
but it was basically passed down from one generation to the next.
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