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Brantley Belk
Ms. Caruso
UWRT 1103
12 April 2016
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Chilren in A!eri"a are the #uture o# the "ountry$ ho%e&er
they are the !ost
sus"epti'le to po&erty. Currently there are 1( !illion
"hilren li&in) in po&erty$ an 6.2
!illion "hilren li&e in e*tre!e po&erty +Wri)ht (,. When
"o!parin) 'la"k$ -ispani"
an Cau"asian "hilren it is pro&en that 'la"k an -ispani"
"hilren are
isproportionately poor +Wri)ht 6,. n !y opinion po&erty
i!pa"ts "hilren harer an
this is 'e"ause o# #oo inse"urity$ ho!es are o#ten "ro%e an
"hilren su##er #ro!
!any e!otional pro'le!s. /n top o# this$ "hilren usually la"k
aeuate health
insuran"e$ %hi"h "auses the "hilren to a"uire health
"o!pli"ations that "oul
potentially kill the! 'e"ause o# their youn) a)e +Woo 12,.
The )o&ern!ent assists
i!po&erishe #a!ilies %ith #oo assistan"e pro)ra!s$ 'ut
inepenent or)aniations like
Chilrens e#ense 4un help to #ill in the )aps %here the
)o&ern!ent "annot help
+Wo)an 2,. With the )o&ern!ent an inepenent or)aniations
%orkin) to)ether !ore
e##e"ti&ely #eel like "hil po&erty %oul i!inish
!ore.
The e##e"ts o# "hil po&erty are sho%n 'y "ountless stuies$
'ook$ an reports.
There is stron) "orrelation 'et%een "hil po&erty an a "hils
health$ a"hie&e!ent an
'eha&ior +un"an 5,. un"an states in the s"holarly
arti"le 4a!ily 7o&erty$ Wel#are
Re#or!$ an Chil e&elop!ent8 that$
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“… In terms of physical health, the risk for poor relative to
non poor children is
1.7 times as high for a low birth-weight birth, 3. times as high
for lead
poisoning, 1.7 times as high for child mortality, and !."
times as high for a short
stay hospital episode.#
This sho%s that i!po&erishe "hilren are at a hu)e
isa&anta)e %ith thin)s that !ost
A!eri"ans %ith health insuran"e an sta'le ho!es take #or )rante.
/ne e*tre!ely
i!portant path%ay is the uality o# a "hils ho!e en&iron!ent.
ntera"tions 'et%een
!other an "hil$ the "onition o# a ho!e an opportunities #or
learnin) are all si!ple
thin)s that are reuire #or a "hil to #lourish an 'e "o!#orta'le
+un"an 13,. -o%e&er$
"hilren that are in po&erty su##er #ro! the see!in)ly 'asi"
ne"essities. Chilren are put
in this prei"a!ent 'e"ause they are epenent upon others$ %hi"h
puts the! at a
isa&anta)e 'e"ause they "annot alter #a!ily situations 'y
the!sel&es +Brooks9:unn 2,.
!po&erishe "hilren are a topi" that is talke a'out #reuently
an !any people
think that the )o&ern!ent oes not a lot to #i* the issue.
The )o&ern!ent a"tually has in
pla"e %hat is "alle a pro)ressi&e in"o!e ta* that
helps to #un pro)ra!s to assist
i!po&erishe #a!ilies an ini&iuals
+ Infoplease 3,. 7u'li" assistan"e pro)ra!s ha&e
also 'een put into pla"e su"h as 4oo ;ta!ps$ %hi"h help all poor
people to 'e a'le to
pur"hase #oo an to !ake ens !eet. Most re"ently$ the
A!eri"an Re"o&ery an
Rein&est!ent A"t %as put into a"tion to #i)ht hun)er$ help
!aintain ailin) nei)h'orhoos
an )i&e ta* 'reaks to %orkin) #a!ilies. These "han)es %ill
help to pro&ie a lar)er
"reit #or #a!ilies %ith three or !ore "hilren
+ $overty 6,.
While the )o&ern!ent is helpin) to i!inish po&erty it is
not possi'le #or it to 'e
one %ith
