Surviving poverty in the US 21 Articles

by Pat Burroughs

When hearing the term, "survivor," do you think of a cancer survivor, a Pearl Harbor survivor, a Holocaust survivor? What does the term "survivor" mean? Does it mean simply existing in the face of hardships? Webster's ...read more

by Debbie Campbell

"Will Work For Food", thats what the sign read. Forty years old, without a job, without food, searching for hope. As we passed by this man on the busy Interstate, questions ran frantically through my mind. "Is this a fath...read more

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by Alan Fernald

The US Census Bureau tells us that 37 million people in the US live in "poverty". I disagree. I have seen true poverty, and poverty in the US can not be compared to poverty in other parts of the world. Poverty in South ...read more

by Elinda Harrison

Surviving poverty in the US A few years ago, this topic would not have held any interest for me. However, now I find this topic fascinating simply because I also find myself in a position where I may lose my home, my jo...read more

by Patricia Gilliam

I believe the poverty issue in the U.S. has to be approached differently than what's considered "true poverty" in 3rd world countries, which makes many people at our poverty level seem very wealthy in comparison. In those...read more

by Carole Silverman

THE ROLE THAT MONEY PLAYED IN MY FAMILY - IT WASN'T PLENTIFUL "Lee, what am I going to do without you, Lee" Those were the words that I heard my mother saying when she realized that she was a war widow and knew that sh...read more

by A.W. Berry

37 Million Americans live in poverty according to the Center for American Progress. Poverty thresholds are determined by the U.S. Census Bureau and take into account number of persons living within a household and inflatio...read more

by Emily Fox

One can only hope to survive their poverty. And one can count themselves lucky if they do. Many are unable to sustain their health and their hope long enough to make the long hard crawl back to where they once were. P...read more

by EMSalem

What choice do the poor have but to survive poverty? Surviving poverty in the United States is no different from surviving poverty anywhere; when there are no other available choices, what is one to do? One will survive, o...read more

by Matthew Soo

"When you're really poor, everything you see is something you can't have." -Patrick Duncan, late anti-apartheid activist In the United States, poverty is, in most cases, ea...read more

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by Angelique Reder

Surviving poverty in America is a challenge for the majority of America's citizens as poverty is now declared at incomes of less than $50,000 a year for families of four, or more. This statement of the economic shift brin...read more

by Michael Greaney

The growing rate of poverty in the United States - 37 million people living in that condition as of the latest official count - strongly suggests that surviving poverty has become more than a question of individual fortitu...read more

by Bridgette Warren

Poverty brings images of people sleeping in boxes, panhandling, living out of their cars, homeless shelters,and food pantries. I never imagined that researching poverty would lead me to discover that poverty is also in ...read more

by Rhonda Coyle

Poverty is a state of mind. Wikipedia.com says that the poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of income deemed "necessary" to achieve an "adequate standard of living". This standard is based on adequate ...read more

by Chris Saccomanno

Poverty is one of the scariest situations a human being can be in. Fortunately, in the U.S., one can survive poverty and move out of it. Because of the resources and supply of good in this country, a person can work thei...read more

by Marilyn Howard

One must always remember that those who do not remember the past shall repeat it. This being said poverty is knocking at almost 75% of the households in America. Although many will say openly that their finances are in o...read more

by Mary Adams

Today, in the United States of America millions of illegal immigrants flood through her borders with the hunger to attain the American dream. Isn't it ironic, that millions of American-born citizens haven't even reache...read more

by Jermaine Smith

In God We Trust The most famous four letter adage that surrounds our community, engulfs our youth into a life plagued by violence and gang warfare are precisely those words you see in the title: "In God We Trust." It is...read more

by Phil P

Poverty is depressing and can affect almost anyone. In the United States alone, around 37 million people are living in poverty, that's more than 12% of the population according to the Centre for American Progress. The cens...read more

by Gloria Allen

The first and foremost way to survive poverty is to not get into debt which means either getting rid of your credit cards or - using them only as an utmost necessity and paying off the expense before you are charged for it...read more