Helpless Hands

Shedding light to the realities of chilhood poverty in America. Including statistics, information, and inspiring images to outline the truth of this issue. I am aware of the poverty that is even worse in other countries on this entire planet, but I am...

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Taken From: milwaukeecommunityjournal.net

The cycle of poverty is ongoing unless steps are taken to push out of it. Not all children are able to help themselves out of poverty, especially if they don’t have a family.

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14 Facts That Prove That The Number Of Children Living In Poverty This Christmas Is At A Record High

14 Facts That Prove That The Number Of Children Living In Poverty This Christmas Is At A Record High

Did you know that 65 percent of all children in the United States live in a home that receives aid from the federal government?  We live at a time when child poverty in America is exploding.  Yes, the U.S. economy is experiencing a temporary bubble of false stability for the moment, but even during this period of false stability the gap between the wealthy and the poor continues to rapidly…

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A Nation’s Shame: Trillions in New Wealth, Millions of Children in Poverty

With America leading in child poverty and nearing the bottom in education, it’s hard to comprehend the thinking of people who cut funding for homeless and hungry children. But this resentment and disdain for society reaches around the globe.

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One in five American children is now living in poverty, giving the United States the highest child poverty rate of any developed nation except for Romania.

Invisible Child: Dasani’s Homeless Life - NY Times (via anarcho-queer)

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“Poverty and academic achievement

Poverty has a particularly adverse effect on the academic outcomes of children, especially during early childhood.

Chronic stress associated with living in poverty has been shown to adversely affect children’s concentration and memory which may impact their...

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