I am a junior from Lafayette, Louisiana. As a high school student, I have noticed the changes in our country involving education, jobs, and poverty...
"In America, just over 16 million children live in households where they have to skip meals or eat less to make ends meet."
Why America needs to help stop America
We need to raise the federal minimum wage. $7.25 an hour is imply not enough for someone to support themselves.
Problems concerning poverty in our country, how it's a problem that must be taken care of, and possible solutions. This urgent problem is discussed...
No more poverty.
This letter is to the future president about the growing concerns in this country that need to be addressed if we are going to restore it to its or...
How is the U.S. a "Rich Country" when its own people are starving or barely even have enough money to live off of.
Poverty- The state of being poor, hungry ,sick, and sad
Poverty in one of the richest countries in the world isn't something to overlook.
Sufferers around the world are struggling to keep up with these conditions.
Poverty in the world has gone wild. We need to stop it and this is how.
Poverty
Kids all over our country aren't able to go to school because they are in poverty. There education matters because that is what is going to make th...
Philadelphia resident Anthony Rivera addresses both presidential candidates through a spoken word poem, asking them to address the poverty he sees ...
Albert Einstein once stated, “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live it’s whole life thinking t...
With homelessness on the rise in some of our country’s most populated cities, organizations in the U.S. argue that the government needs to step in ...
We need a higher minimum wage for our citizens to have a living wage.
Poverty is affecting millions of people each day.
Jessenia Sanchez
Many people are against free colleges and their reasons are correct, but the thinking should be re-evaluated and look to making colleges and u...
Homelessness and poverty must be vanquished
Learn from me I'm 14 I'm from Seattle WA, I wrote about poverty because Its the biggest thing In the USA that troubles it because there are 26,000 ...
For many years, our economy has been digging itself deeper and deeper into a mountain of debt. With our lives submerged far under this mountain, it...
Try to find homes for all the homeless so they can stay safe and healthy. The president needs to help stop homelessness and talk to businesses to a...
Poverty is a large problem, and so many children are not getting a good education due to poor funding to high-poverty areas, and because poverty ca...
Native American families living in poverty.
Minimum wage needs to be raised, so we don't have a lot of people under the poverty line.
Today, one of the most important things is education. It is key to success, lets you live a happy life, helps you do what you love to do, and it co...
The amount of homeless people is rising and they are thought to be horrible people.
Everyone everywhere deserves a chance to be successful.
Let's expose America's biggest issue that affects everyone, and needs to be talked about.
Racial profiling and police violence needs to stop in the world and everyone needs to be equal.
The Favelas are Shanty towns located in Brazil.
The wealth gap is the root of poverty, thus in order to solve poverty we must talk about the wealth gap and what we're doing to bridge the gap.
The cops can't protect the people by killing the people, and the people can't expect the cops to stop killing people if we keep killing each other....
An alarming amount of food is being wasted, at the same time that millions of Americans are struggling to put food on the table.
Thousands of Americans experience homelessness every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. We need to take charge and help change their ...
Poverty of the youth in America, that includes teens, can drastically affect their education and future. The next President should advocate for law...
There are billion of people in poverty that don't have food,home.
The minimum wage is certainly not enough to live on, resulting in impoverished areas across the US.
I think that the most important thing we can do is to save the lives of those who are in poverty who can’t afford basic resources.
There is a lot of homeless people in the world. Can the next president help the homeless?
World Hunger affects millions of people. With a little help from us, we can put an end to our dilemma.
There are many important issues surrounding education that could be critical in determining the future in many young people. We all need to jump in...
The minimum wage must be raised to help around 1.7 million people in the United States to stay out of poverty.
Poverty is huge problem that should be addressed because it has been ignored a for a long time.
This letter explores American poverty.
Parents in a situation like poverty cannot just be careless of their kids.
In this letter I address my concerns of local communities and minorities in relation to police brutality. A change needs to take place and it start...
Healthcare is way overpriced. This affects a great amount of the population and causes job unemployment, poverty, and much more. This must change!
Everything
This letter is about poverty in America and how we need to realize there is more to someone's story than what we see.
Differences in income cause the American education system to be biased against lower-income students.
College Costs and Security
This letter to the future president of the United States of America states one simple issue. This issue is the poverty that is around the community...
A spoken word describing the frustration faced by homeless people in America.
Limit the welfare period and the workforce will improve in no time.
As difficult as it is for poor people to start and finish college, the current school system only drives them further into failure. We need everyon...
Poverty is a problem in the world today. So many people die from starvation in the world.
The once booming Motor City is running on E. Detroit, Michigan has been struggling for years and it could use a helping hand.
Poverty is decreasing in the US. But if certain incomes are going to be taken away the poverty level would increase.
In one of the world's wealthiest countries, poverty is extremely prevalent
Cause and Effect. Ending poverty will play a huge part in improving our relationships with any country.
The children of our nation are confined to certain education standards based on skin tone or socioeconomic status. It is up to the next president t...
Police Violence, Punishment, Ideas, Better Relations
This letter is about child poverty and what the next president should do about this problem.
World wide hunger is becoming more of a problem as Earth develops and improves. Two main issues for hunger are poverty along with food prices. St...
Getting everyone an education is the first step to reducing the poverty levels in the United States.
I believe that impoverished people should have the same job opportunity as wealthier people.
Are you worried knowing that their is people out their that live in poverty? Here is how you can change that and why you should.
Poverty should end
Major cities need your help. They are not safe. People are afraid because of the violence everywhere.
Leave minimum wage alone.
End World Hunger Now
Children who attend low-income schools are not getting equal educations.
The movement towards furthering pro-choice policies in the United States is one that should not be overlooked.
In this I write about the homeless population
The government is doing a fine job at making sure the rich people are getting richer, but what are they doing for those who do not have a lot of mo...
Poverty occurs throughout the whole world. No one should have to go through "Poverty".
There should be no poverty. Everyone should have the bare minimums such as food, water, and shelter.
This letter is about the employment rate continues to rise causing the poverty rate to keep climbing. I would like to address the issue and hope fo...
There are too many homeless people in the United States.
I am asking the next president to focus on making people safe so that they can enjoy life.
The criminal justice system is becoming more unfair for this country more and more every day.
The official definition for immigration: The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. However, the definition of illegal immigrat...
As of 2014, 45 million people out of 318.9 million people are living in poverty in the United States.
How poverty affects many people in America
This letter is requesting better organization and project management on construction projects, for the safety and sake of all people.
Ferriday's poverty rate is getting out hand each and every year. Ferriday's poverty level is currently at 47.6%. The unemployment rate is at 18.7% ...
Geneva VanHorn draws upon personal experience in calling for more support to prevent and address homelessness in our communities.
17 Year old student exposes the issue of homelessness and no buildings being made to shelter them; only buildings of luxury for the wealthy.
We should have a unique taxing way for each person, based on their monthly income.
Poverty needs to addressed as it affects not only adults but children as well.
In this letter to the next future president. The idea of poverty is discussed and its impact on our country.
Why is poverty such a big issue? When we have so many people who claim to be helping?
People should be educated about how to keep themselves healthy, and helped to make healthy choices.
My letter is about how we need to pay more attention to homeless people and take action to help them out because, they need the same things as the ...
The minimum wage should be raised to $10.10 (www.alternet.org) rather than the current $7.25 because young Americans need a reliable income, and ra...
