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Childhood Poverty: The Facts Cynthia Crosson-Tower states: that childhood poverty relentlessly stalks its victims down and affects every aspect of their lives. It triggers a deluge of problems for these children – hunger, homelessness, sickness, disabilities, violence, educational failure, too-early parenthood, and family stress are often the outcomes of child poverty. What is poverty? Poverty defined means; lack of money or material possessions. The textbook says poverty officially is defined by the U.S government in its “index of poverty”. A poverty line is established as the means of separating those who are considered poor from those who are not. The government uses this measurement to determine who is eligible for government programs and who is not. Today childhood poverty is a major problem in the United States. Children represent the largest group of poor. Most young children are still likely to be poor than any other age group. Poverty rates for children under three is about 80 percent higher than the rate for adults or elderly in 2000. Hunger Hunger is defined as the uneasy or painful sensation caused by a recurrent or involuntary lack of food and is potential, although not necessary consequence of food insecurity.
Approximate Word count = 740
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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