In our Oct. 6th meeting we talked about hunger, homelessness and other issues that plague those in poverty? What does poverty look like here in Western North Carolina? What does it look like at your site?
Poverty here in Western North Carolina doesn't look like poverty in other places, especially in big cities. The poverty here isn't as well realized as in other parts of the country I don't think. There are people in these parts that go without food, and other essential things that we need in every day life. I know I see the effects of poverty and money problems at the Humane Society. In the past few months more and more animals have been turned in to us because the owners haven't had the money to care for them. It can be very sad because some of these animals have been in their families for years, and sometimes the animals are older and don't understand why they are in a new place. It is definately a heartbreaking thing, and it is part of poverty that many people don't see everyday.
I think that poverty in Western North Carolina doesn't look as bad as in bigger cites like Washington D.C..I think that is only because in Western North Carolina there are a lot of rural areas that are poverty stricken but we do not realize this because this is what we picture these towns to look like, so we over look them. Only if you come from a background like that would you be able to tell if the people were comfortably living or were barely making ends meet. I know from experience that with this changing weather all of the crop fields are not as reliable as the once used to be. The only way I can think of poverty has affected my site, Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute, is the poverty affects on the community. At the center we rely mostly on donations from people around in the area to keep the center running. So when they see cuts in their finances we also see cuts.
I think that poverty here in Western North Carolina is not as bad as it could be, bigger cities have more poverty than what we see here. I think that sometimes we overlook the people that are in need, but I as think that some of them can do things to help themselves. I think that we are be classified as the "working poor" now, we work and make just enough money to get by and we save the rest of our money to afford the more expensive things we need or want. The only way that my site is affected is because we rely on donations from the public, so we don't get as many donations so we can't afford some of the tings we need to run the Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute.
Whether it is Western North Carolina or California, poverty is a tough subject. Lees-McRae College is located in a fairly wealthy town. However, Avery County as a whole is below the poverty line. Many go without food and electricity. There is no real solution to poverty. It is frustrating to see good people lose their jobs. However, it is also frustrating to see lazy drug addicts mooch off of others. How are we to differentiate between the lazy and the unfortunate, and how do we begin to help them? I see poverty first hand every week. I work at the Hospitality House in Boone, NC. This is where people come to have food, showers, company, etc.... While working there, I have come to learn about many of the residents. Each story is touching in different ways. Unfortunately, I see what poverty does to the individual. It controls everything in one's life, including happiness.
Poverty in Western North Carolina is major. I work at Newland Elementary school in Avery County and about half of the students in my classroom look like they are part of poverty. And more than have of the students in my class get free or reduced lunch, which means that their parents do not make enough money to pay for their students lunch, so the state will pay for them to eat. There is probably not as much poverty here, in Avery County, then there is in major cities, but there is poverty in Western North Carolina.
Poverty at my sight looks like youth group members. My kids are mostly well off, but there are a few who struggle some days to get by. The church helps these families out and provides what they need based on what the church has. Poverty is not a big issue at my sight.
Poverty here in Western North Carolina doesn't look like poverty in other places, especially in big cities. The poverty here isn't as well realized as in other parts of the country I don't think. There are people in these parts that go without food, and other essential things that we need in every day life. I know I see the effects of poverty and money problems at the Humane Society. In the past few months more and more animals have been turned in to us because the owners haven't had the money to care for them. It can be very sad because some of these animals have been in their families for years, and sometimes the animals are older and don't understand why they are in a new place. It is definately a heartbreaking thing, and it is part of poverty that many people don't see everyday.
ReplyDeleteI think that poverty in Western North Carolina doesn't look as bad as in bigger cites like Washington D.C..I think that is only because in Western North Carolina there are a lot of rural areas that are poverty stricken but we do not realize this because this is what we picture these towns to look like, so we over look them. Only if you come from a background like that would you be able to tell if the people were comfortably living or were barely making ends meet. I know from experience that with this changing weather all of the crop fields are not as reliable as the once used to be. The only way I can think of poverty has affected my site, Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute, is the poverty affects on the community. At the center we rely mostly on donations from people around in the area to keep the center running. So when they see cuts in their finances we also see cuts.
ReplyDeleteI think that poverty here in Western North Carolina is not as bad as it could be, bigger cities have more poverty than what we see here. I think that sometimes we overlook the people that are in need, but I as think that some of them can do things to help themselves. I think that we are be classified as the "working poor" now, we work and make just enough money to get by and we save the rest of our money to afford the more expensive things we need or want. The only way that my site is affected is because we rely on donations from the public, so we don't get as many donations so we can't afford some of the tings we need to run the Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute.
ReplyDeleteWhether it is Western North Carolina or California, poverty is a tough subject. Lees-McRae College is located in a fairly wealthy town. However, Avery County as a whole is below the poverty line. Many go without food and electricity. There is no real solution to poverty. It is frustrating to see good people lose their jobs. However, it is also frustrating to see lazy drug addicts mooch off of others. How are we to differentiate between the lazy and the unfortunate, and how do we begin to help them? I see poverty first hand every week. I work at the Hospitality House in Boone, NC. This is where people come to have food, showers, company, etc.... While working there, I have come to learn about many of the residents. Each story is touching in different ways. Unfortunately, I see what poverty does to the individual. It controls everything in one's life, including happiness.
ReplyDeletePoverty in Western North Carolina is major. I work at Newland Elementary school in Avery County and about half of the students in my classroom look like they are part of poverty. And more than have of the students in my class get free or reduced lunch, which means that their parents do not make enough money to pay for their students lunch, so the state will pay for them to eat. There is probably not as much poverty here, in Avery County, then there is in major cities, but there is poverty in Western North Carolina.
ReplyDeletePoverty at my sight looks like youth group members. My kids are mostly well off, but there are a few who struggle some days to get by. The church helps these families out and provides what they need based on what the church has. Poverty is not a big issue at my sight.
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