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THE POOR
POVERTY OF THE WORLD - THE PLANET OF THE POOR
In a global population of over 6.5 billion, 1 billion enjoy first world status. The remainder struggle in second or third world status; toiling to maintain mere existence. A quarter of the world’s population, 1.3 billion live in severe poverty. Meaning daily 800 million people do not get enough food. 1.2 billion people live on less than what $1 a day And 2.8 billion live on less than $2. FOR AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE REGARDING GLOBAL POVERTY PLEASE SEE: Grim Facts on Global Poverty
POVERTY IN AMERICA
THE POOR IN OUR COUNTRY [population approx. 280 million] the wealthiest nation in the world. In 2002, 34.6 million Americans were impoverished. One of eight CITIZENS, 12.1% of the total population, is poor. (U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, September 2003.)
THE DISENFRANCHISED
THE IGNORED
THE FORGOTTEN
THE HOMELESS (SOMETIMES HATED) 40% ARE VIETNAM VETERANS.
HOMELESS IN AMERICA: Between 2.3 and 3.5 million Americans are homelessness.
Here lies a Vietnam Veteran ...
THE ABANDONED - THE MENTALLY ILL
THE DRUG ADDICTED
THE HAVE-NOTS - THE UNDERCLASS
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Mama: "There aint nothin pretty bout bein poor."
Why should we care?
Because, If we do not provide the basic necessities of THE LEAST OF THESE, we will not enter Paradise.
AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
IN 2002
U.S. children in poverty? Each day, 2,019 America babies are born into poverty In 2002, 12.1 million children lived in poverty. Their poverty rate 16.7%, higher than the total population. 80 percent of poor children live in working households.
From "Harper's Weekly"
In 2004 United States Children Living in Poverty.
All children under 18 13,027,000. 17.8 White only, non-Hispanic 4,507,000 10.5 Black 4,049,000 33.2 Hispanic 4,102,000 28.9 Asian 334,000 9.8 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004, Report P60, n. 229, Table B-2, pp. 52-7.
2004 Poverty BY Family Types Single Parent: Usually single mother's with young children. With One child income $ 13,020. With Two children; income $ 15,219. [SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004, Report P60, n. 229, p. 45.]
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LOUISIANNA
MISSISSIPPI
ALABAMA
Top 10 States with Highest Poverty Rate, 2002-2003: State, % People Below Poverty Level1. Arkansas18.5%2. New Mexico18.0%3. Mississippi17.9%4. District of Columbia17.3%5. Louisiana16.9%6. West Virginia16.9%7. Texas15.8%8. Alabama15.1%9. Tennessee14.3%10. North Carolina14.2% U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, August 2004
Louisiana Facts Poverty
Louisiana’s poverty rate is 19.2% – the second highest rate in the nation, and the highest in the South. (U.S. Census Bureau)
More than 26% of Louisiana children live in poverty – the second highest rate in the nation and the highest in the South. (U.S. Census Bureau) Ten percent of the babies born in Louisiana are low birth weight. That’s the second-highest percentage in the nation and the South. In many cases, low birth weight babies face added difficulties learning and need additional assistance to succeed in school. (U.S. Census Bureau) Ten percent of the babies born in Louisiana are low birth weight. That’s the second-highest percentage in the nation and the South. In many cases, low birth weight babies face added difficulties learning and need additional assistance to succeed in school. (U.S. Census Bureau)
Ten percent of the babies born in Louisiana are low birth weight. That’s the second-highest percentage in the nation and the South. In many cases, low birth weight babies face added difficulties learning and need additional assistance to succeed in school. (U.S. Census Bureau) Louisiana has the highest percentage in the nation of families with children headed by a single parent – 35%. The Southern average is 29%. (2000 Kids Count Data Book Thirty-five percent of children in Louisiana live with parents who do not have full-time, year-round jobs. That’s the second-worst rate in the nation and the South. The Southern average is 29%. (U.S. Census Bureau) The nationally recognized Better Homes Fund cited Louisiana as the state where children are the most at risk for homelessness. (The Better Homes Fund.) In Louisiana, 13% of teens age 16-19 do not attend school or work. That’s the second-highest percentage in the nation and, along with Tennessee, the highest in the South. (U.S. Census Bureau) During the 1999-2000 school year, 34% of the “at-risk” four-year-olds in Louisiana were not being served by any public early childhood program. That amounts to more than 13,000 children. (LA Department of Education) Fewer than half the fourth and eighth grade students who took the LEAP 21 “high stakes” test in 2000 reached the level of basic in math. Just over half reached the basic level in English. (LA Department of Education Louisiana has the highest juvenile incarceration rate in the nation at a cost of more than $26,000 a year for every youngster housed in a state facility. (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention & LA Legislative Auditor)
