As we looked into poverty we realized how many charitable organization are fighting against this issue. We focused on those in NYC, and inform on its goal and how you and many others are able to donate/help! Robin Hood is one of these and their mission is to help the 1.8 millions lives of New Yorkers with low-income and is one of the biggest NYC organizations fighting against poverty. The money donated goes directly to the those in need and they have been able to leave great impacts such as “keeping more than 200,000 New Yorkers from going hungry, ” and “helping more than 10,000 of our neighbors secure jobs to helping nearly 11,000 remain stably housed and off the streets”. Be sure to check their site to learn more and donate if possible! ASTEP is another organization striving to end poverty through the arts, to find more information or to donate check out. WhyHunger enriches communities by providing food that nourishes those with low incomes at. There is many more organizations but here are a few that help poverty in their own ways, one by food, arts and in general help strive against poverty in NYC. Do consider checking these sites out and if possible donate, small or little in the end you are still helping fight against poverty.

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As mentioned before poverty is a big international issue that has been present for many years. But it is also a national and state issue. Poverty can affect people’s access to adequate food, stable housing, and reliable health care. According to City limits.org New York City’s senior population is over 1.4 million and by 2030, that number will rise to over 1.8 million, making seniors twenty percent of city residents. They can expect to live well into their 70s and 80s since average life expectancies have peaked. All this being said nearly 20 percent of seniors today live in poverty. So what does this mean for us? Well at the rate that poverty is increasing for seniors as well as the population more people will be affected. New York City’s seniors will have to look for ways to pay for housing, food and healthcare on fixed and limited incomes. This evidently shows how we must do something for a change. An increase in poverty in the elderly means that we will have to come up with ways to increase the amount of government care the seniors receive. At a financial standpoint there is a very slim chance for anything to be done if we don’t voice out for our people. Seniors need the care… we all do and the increase in poverty isn’t only for the elders. Consequently, it is going to to affect everyone. Now this is an alarm for everyone to wake up and put in as much as effort as they can for our community.

Hey guys I am Lidia a member of the People Over Poverty (POP) campaign. I am so excited to share what we have planned and you will not be disappointed. But lets not get too ahead of ourselves yet. A little about me, I currently attend a New York City public high school: The Baccalaureate School for Global Education. I am a ninth grade student and I am very excited for this campaign. Poverty has been a world issue for years and as a community it is very important to help those in need. No one person should be left behind. It is our responsibility to fight against the negative consequences of poverty step by step. Starting a local campaign can lead to a bigger movement. We can’t wait to bring you along on our journey… Let’s help bring change to our society today!!!

Hi! Welcome to our blog, my name is Ashley and I am a student at BSGE. Our goal is to bring awareness to the issue of Poverty both in NYC and nationally. Despite this being a page made because of a project we are very serious about the topic and will be sure to inform on this problem. Weekly blogs will be made and our social media pages will be uploaded in another post so be sure to check it out! We appreciate the feedback and concerns so be sure to email us at popbsge@gmail.com. I’m excited for this journey and see the growth of both this project and of ourselves. Please always be appreciative as you will see how lives of both children and seniors are affected because of poverty. Thank you and I can not wait to see how POP progresses!

-Hey, my name is Lina and I am a student at the Baccalaureate School for Global Education. My friends and I are planning to create this website informing you about a huge problem in our society, poverty. Our website’s name is POP, People over Poverty. We hope to pop away the problems of poverty with POP. As a resident in New York City, I feel like I need to give back to my community. http://furmancenter.org/thestoop/entry/focus-on-poverty New York City’s poverty rate has generally hovered between 19-21%, and remains higher than the national rate—especially for children and seniors. Clearly in one of the most popular cities in the world, we have a very serious problem. Through this blog and other sources of internet activism, my friends and I hope to raise money and directly help this cause(while passing our tech class 🙂 ) –