How To Reduce Childhood Poverty

Every day across the world “more than twenty-two thousand children die from poverty” (Today 1). As concerned citizens, we have to eliminate childhood poverty. Can you envision having no food, drinking dirty water, or living in a homeless shelter? Every day children who could’ve been the next president, governor, senator, or possibly father be murdered by poverty because they weren’t born into wealth. As a baby, you don’t get to hand select who your guardians are or their wealth. The “United States of America ranks thirty-fourth in childhood poverty” (Map 1). This is the a towering rate. When you think of America you don’t think poverty, or starving children. You think wealth, you think of America as a thriving nation. The United States has a higher childhood poverty measure than all of “Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. In the nineteen countries in the OECD nations, America ranks 17th. The United States poverty rate is the highest in all the developed nations”(Poverty Programs). The highest poverty rate of all the developed nations is so ridiculous. Many refer to the United States of America as the …show more content…
James Moore, Canadian politician once said “is it my job to feed my neighbor’s children? I don’t think so”. Honestly, his point is very understandable because some people can barely afford to take care of their own family so how can they help another family? But, there are more ways to help other than going out and spending money. There is the big brother big sister program, where you sponsor a child and mentor them. You can go to the park with your “little brother/ sister” or even just help with their homework. Being a mentor can help kids more than money ever could. It’s showing them that there is a way to get out of the situation they are in. Some moms don’t have time to help with homework or even to go play in the park. Your time can change a child 's