Poverty :Randi and Chelsi

Randi-Leigh Audette and Chelsi- Ann Bezjian Section 6 Poverty Poverty is a big problem in today's world. Poverty isn't only the homeless person you see on the sidewalk, or the person you see picking up cans. Poverty can also be a friend who needs help or someone to talk to. Whether we choose to see poverty and do something about it, is up to us. When most of us think of poverty, we think about someone who doesn't have a sufficient amount of food or water and is without a home. Today, there are about 2.7 billion people, living in poverty, with less then two dollars a day. Many men, women and children in these conditions are dying each day because their family cannot supply enough food for them. About eighteen million people a year, fifty- thousand per day, die due to poverty. There are close to eleven million children that die before they reach the young age of five. Eight hundred million people go to bed hungry every night. Poverty is also someone who is alone or is in need of some kind of help, whether it be emotionally or physically. Sometimes these people lack a part in their life that needs to be fulfilled. These people could be sad, lonely, or looking for someone to love them. We can do small things everyday to make someone's day a little better. How can we help stop poverty? We can donate loose change to a local, non-profit or low profit organization. We can also donate food to a local food pantry. Some everyday things that we all can do are smiling or saying "hi" to someone that looks sad. We could also invite someone to our lunch table if they sit alone. One person can make a dent in the fight to stop poverty, but together we can make a difference.

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