Tour the State of Poverty in the US below and find out what life is like at the poverty line—and how you can help.
It’s one impossible choice after another—between food and medicine, getting to work or paying the heating bill. But there are ways out.
What’s life like at the poverty line?
It’s one impossible choice after another—between food and medicine, getting to work or paying the heating bill. But there are ways out. Tour Poverty USA below and find out what life is like at the poverty line—and how you can help.
More than 46 million Americans live in the State of Poverty in the US.
Americans families were having a difficult time making ends meet before the recession. With continuing unemployment and increasing costs of living, more and more families have to choose between necessities like health care, child care, and even food.
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Self Reliance and Ending Poverty
Here at BillionsRising, we’re see example from all over the world where capable people are not stopped by poverty. They tell us that they know it’s up to them to change the world and lift themselves up.
When we see children who are hungry, or people in dire circumstances for whatever reason, our compassion moves us to help where we can. Our common sense tell us that to be a complete success, we also need to give them every opportunity to lift themselves up and become self reliant.
We’re not here to tell you we have the answer. We are here to say the answers are out there and we want to share what we find.
If you have a story of self reliance, please share it. Together, we’ll all do more.
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Laurie Davis February 19, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Hey great article on awareness of poverty. Wow 46 million is a staggering number! My pleasure to share this article with others
Jeanne Lynn February 19, 2013 at 4:06 pm
Very thought provoking video. My kids are grown now, but I remember those terrible days when I worked double shifts as a low-paid waitress at a truck stop. I used to live in fear that one of the kids would get sick. We had no health insurance and couldn’t pay for a doctor visit. I made just a tad too much to qualify for medicaid, but not enough to pay for a health insurance plan. I remember eating ramen noodles or boxed macaroni & cheese 5x a week, plus any leftover or expiring food that my boss would let me take home from the restaurant. I remember sneaking outside, after midnight, on garbage day and pulling my neighbors coupon inserts out of their recycling bins so I could buy extra groceries at the store on double coupon day. It’s a scary way to live.
admin February 19, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Jeanne, thanks for sharing. You made it through, and that’s a story of self reliance worth sharing.
visualriot February 19, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Warren, wonderful work. Absolutely wonderful work. It humbles me.
admin February 19, 2013 at 4:20 pm
thank you
Cameron February 20, 2013 at 1:53 am
Thank you for the video
Sunish Sebastian February 26, 2013 at 1:32 am
This is how I see the state of US poverty. People from US often don’t realize that how rich they are most f the time. They fail to appreciate most of the things and take them for granted.