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POVERTY ** Poverty. ** It is a major topic both domestically and internationally. It effects everyone in the same way; women, children, men, African Americans, Latinos, whites, Asians, etc. It doesn’t matter what age, race, ethnicity, or sex you are, it affects everyone in the same way. Although there is not a surplus of positives to being in poverty there are a few. One is that you live more of a simple life due to the fact that you own very little. Therefore you would not be consumed with greed and technology. There are however a plethora of negative aspects to being impoverished. One of these is that you can hardly meet the standard of living. This would cause you to have trouble supporting not only yourself, but also your family. You would be living day by day knowing that you may not have food or shelter. Poverty causes many problems In our society today.

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 * Article: ** Organisers of the Stand Up Speak Out event, which started at 2100 GMT on Tuesday, are using everything from concerts to kite-flying events to draw attention to their demands.

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refers to the phenomenon of children living in [|poverty]. This applies to children that come from poor families or orphans being raised with limited, or in some cases absent, state resources. Children that fail to meet the minimum acceptable standard of life for the nation where that child lives are said to be poor. In developing countries these standards are lower and when combined with the increased number of orphans the effects are more extreme. Child poverty is most prevalent in third world countries. media type="custom" key="6343807" ** Videos: ** - media type="custom" key="6293031" --media type="custom" key="6293053" - --** Links: **[|**http://www.nccp.org/**] [|**http://www.childrensdefense.org/helping-americas-children/ending-child-poverty/\**] [|**http://www.icpny.org**]
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**Article:** In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on American soil: the War on Domestic Poverty. Since then, hundreds of billions of dollars have flowed from the U.S. government to large and small towns across America. Our government has provided free food, repaired dilapidated homes and furnished jobs to those in need.
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[] ** ** **Sub topic World poverty**: Third World countries are often described as “developing” while the First World, industrialized nations are often “developed”. What does it mean to describe a nation as “developing”? A lack of material wealth does not necessarily mean that one is deprived. A strong economy in a developed nation doesn’t mean much when a significant percentage (even a majority) of the population is struggling to survive.Poverty often strikes third world countries due to a corrupt government and extreme social problems. Other problems such as disease and violence play a role in poverty as well. With all the problems in these countries it is hard to stop all of them and poverty often results. media type="custom" key="6343801"
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Some walks, however, can do wonders not just for your personal health, but for the world. The World Partnership Walk, an Ismaili Muslim fundraiser, takes place in Vancouver and eight other Canadian cities on Sunday, is one such attempt. The walk began, like every journey, with a single step, taken by a group of women from East Africa, who wanted to give back to the impoverished countries from which they came. "I was lucky, coming to Vancouver," said Izzat Manji, who came to Canada from Tanzania with her husband and son in 1973. "I was a high school teacher, I could speak English and French, and when I got here, I got a job right away. "We just thought it would be so nice if we could help more women get out of the cycle of poverty, dependency and ignorance back home. Even something like $5,000 would help." With the words "rain or shine, bring your lunch and walk for the Third World," they persuaded 1,000 people to walk along Stanley Park and raise money to fight global poverty. They raised $55,000. Since then, the five-kilometre walk has become a national event supported by Aga Khan Foundation Canada, a nonprofit international agency that supports social development initiatives in Asia and Africa. It has raised more than $50 million, all of which goes directly toward clean water, education and rural development programs in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Mali and Uganda. Manji, now 60, said a lot of things have changed in her life since that first walk. She has had more children, divorced and re-married, moved across the country and retired recently. But her dedication to alleviating global poverty has not wavered. This weekend, she will be participating in the walk in Toronto's Metro Hall, while her two sons, daughter and three grandsons will be walking in Vancouver.
 * Article:** Recent medical studies have confirmed that a brisk daily walk can lower your blood pressure, help you maintain a healthy weight and improve your mood.

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** Sub topic Poverty in America ** : Poverty in America is becoming more and more common due to the economic hardships. Many people in America may not even be aware of the poverty going on in our own country, especially in major cities such as Chicago and New York. Many people in America are facing hunger, shelter, and water deficiencies. The government in making an attempt to step up and face this problem head on, but we need every one to come together to even have a chance in defeating this gargantuan problem.

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Article: The percentage of American children living in poverty has been on the rise throughout the past decade, contributing to a growing number of high poverty schools where more than two thirds of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. The U.S. Department of Education [|just released] its [|2010 Condition of Education report] which contains some sobering statistics: Between the 1999-2000 and 2007-2008 school years, before the effects of the current recession were even fully felt, the ratio of high poverty schools increased from 12 to 17 percent. In all, a whopping 16,122 public schools have been labeled high poverty. And the trend shows no signs of reversing. From the very first time they enter a classroom, disadvantaged children are already behind, [|says Richard Rothstein], research associate at the [|Economic Policy Institute]. These children tend to receive less preventative medical and dental care, leading to more illnesses and school absences. They are more prone to asthma, resulting in disrupted sleep, irritability, and less exercise. Lower birth weight, lead poisoning, and iron-deficiency anemia are more commonly found among children from low-income families, causing cognitive impairments and behavior problems. Children from low-income families are less likely to be read to aloud in their homes, go on fewer educational excursions to places like museums and zoos, and the higher stress levels caused by family poverty often result in arbitrary discipline. Crime, drugs, and violence plague their neighborhoods, and there are fewer adults with professional careers to act as role models. To make matters worse, certain features common to high poverty schools make it even more difficult for these children—who start off at a disadvantage—to ever catch up. ** THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER GAP ** Children from low-income families whose need for highly qualified teachers is greatest tend to be taught by teachers with the least amount of experience, says the [|Condition of Education report]. Findings suggest that high-poverty elementary and secondary schools have significantly fewer experienced teachers with advanced degrees and professional certifications. In the coming months, as districts across the country brace for thousands of teacher layoffs, most will use the “last in, first out” method to fire teachers. So students in the neediest schools, with the highest numbers of new teachers, will also suffer from the greatest rates of teacher turnover. As Cristina Sepe and Marguerite Roza report in [|their study] of the disproportionate impact of seniority-based layoffs on poor and minority students, teacher turnover further destabilizes high-need schools, disrupts established relationships, and impedes the academic progress of children who can’t afford to fall any further behind. []

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Homelessness is an increasing problem, both in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Homelessness is defined as not having a home. This usually occurs when people are in absolute poverty, where they can’t even afford the basic necessity of shelter. It is seen on the streets of the city mostly, because homeless people only survive on what is gained by them through panhandling. Every day is a constant struggle of life and death for them. They don’t even know when their next meal will be most of the time. It’s time for it to **END**. media type="custom" key="6343739" ---media type="custom" key="6303541"
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** Links: ** [] [] [] **article:** He'd had only two hours of sleep, but it didn't matter: Ranald Lindsey woke up at 5 a.m. to run. In nine months, he'd gone from living in a homeless shelter to having his own apartment; from being unemployed to having a job as a cook; from huffing through a mile jog to completing a half-marathon. And it all started, he said, because he runs. "It opens my mind and makes me conscious of what I need to do," said Lindsey, 35. "Anybody can do it. It just takes that first step." In 2007, a North Dakota transplant named Anne Mahlum came up with an unusual way of helping the city's homeless population: She would start a running club for them, encouraging self-sufficiency while promoting good health. Since then, Back on My Feet and its unlikely premise have exploded. The Philadelphia-based nonprofit has already expanded to Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C. A Chicago chapter is expected to open before year's end. The organization marks its third anniversary this month and will soon announce its 2011 expansion plans, which include reaching into five more cities. That growth rate far exceeds anything Mahlum imagined when she first asked a few homeless men to join her on her daily run. "We needed time to learn," Mahlum said. "Now we can take what we've built to all these great cities." What's been built is more than a running club, although attending the thrice-weekly 5:35 a.m. runs is important. Participants in Back on My Feet are rewarded for their commitment to the exercise and encouraged to transfer it to other areas of their lives. That could mean earning a GED or finding a job or moving out of the shelter and into a personal home. Back on My Feet helps with financial assistance and, perhaps more important, emotional support. A recent run began with rounds of hugs and ended with a football-style huddle and the participants yelling, "Inspire! Strive! Endure! Achieve!" "These people encourage you. They don't view you differently because of your past," said Antonio LaBoy, 49, as he looked around at the 40 people gathered before dawn to run together. "I look and I see unity of the group. I see friendship. These people are my friends." LaBoy was there even though he wasn't running that day. He'd walked over to the South Philadelphia meeting spot a few blocks from the shelter where he lives to wish everyone a good run. He couldn't join them because he now has a job as a parking attendant. A lot has changed for LaBoy since September, when- unemployed and feeling hopeless - he began running with Back on My Feet. "It's a perfect name for this organization," he said. "Look at me. I'm going to work." Jeremy Jordan, an assistant professor at Temple University's School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, and his students have spent the past year studying the organization and have found that the more connected participants are to the program, the more positive changes occur in other areas of their lives. "It's definitely working," Jordan said. "When you think of this population, one of the challenges is keeping them engaged in any type of program that is longitudinal in nature." Most participants complete the program - that is, moving from a shelter to independent living - within six to nine months. After they achieve that goal, Back on My Feet encourages them to set others, like saving money for a car or vacation or advancing at work or even running farther and farther. Mahlum said they've learned the hard way that continued goal-setting is key to continued success. 

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