At the Poverty Circle, we strive to provide all aspects of how poverty is affecting our American Culture. Poverty can be painful and hopeless to the families that are suffering. We strive to put an end to that, but first, we’d like to share a collection of stories and writings from real people in our everyday society.
1. 7 Kids, 1 Apartment: What Poverty Means to This Teen?
Jairo Gomez is 17 years old living in New York City. Gomez shares his story of what it’s like to live in a small family apartment with eight other people. In this great article, Gomez shares his relationship with poverty and how it has shaped his youthful teens.
2. What Do We Think Poverty Looks Like?
Tracie McMillan is a college graduate with a degree in Journalism. As a graduated student, no one ever thought she’d be poor and living on food stamps. In her piece, she writes about what poor actually looks like and how we can overcome adversity.
3. One Family’s Story Shows How the Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break
In this article, Pam Fessler tells Desiree Metcalf’s story of a poor woman raising her three little girls. Fessler calls it a heartbreaking story that is not unique to the millions of Americans living in poverty.
4. What Stays in Vegas and Appalachia: Two Stories of Poverty in America
Sasha Abramsky tells these two stories from two different parts of the country. She starts with North Las Vegas, a rough part of town three miles from the strip. She talks with many local North Las Vegans to recount their stories. Then, she writes about Appalachian Pennsylvania, 3000 miles from Vegas in the dead of winter.
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