Child poverty becomes adult poverty with all of the stresses, failures and broken lives that costs society everywhere from loss of labor to crime and incarceration to disruptions and poor outcomes in schools. This feeds back into more poverty and failure. In so many unaccounted ways, poverty, an Amethyst social infection, costs far more …
Child poverty becomes adult poverty with all of the stresses, failures and broken lives that costs society everywhere from loss of labor to crime and incarceration to disruptions and poor outcomes in schools. This feeds back into more poverty and failure. In so many unaccounted ways, poverty, an Amethyst social infection, costs far more than politicians, business leaders and voters will ever invest in to correct.
Poverty is one of an increasing number of denials that Americans are unwilling to face and address. All of which are bringing our nation down, holding us back and turning us into the broken "has been" that so many once great nations become.
Has beens? I don’t agree. Generational poverty has been with us for a long time. Part of the class system but notably, a class with many traits and resources that enable survival and strong character.
More concerning to me is situational poverty which is rampant as a pandemic is likely to exacerbate. The stimulus money truly is a huge boost to helping families out of that situation.
My belief is more rooted in a cognitive approach to understanding poverty and designing community based solutions and education models for moving people out of poverty.
I referenced a book again by Dr. Ruby Payne on the stream today. I hope many on this forum will read, Charlie. In fact, my hope is that Dr Payne is known to those in government with their fingers on the purse strings. I advocate her work all the time in every activist connection I participate in.
A cognitive approach to understanding poverty COMBINED with money for solutions is a huge
Christine, thank you for this info. I was unaware of Dr. Payne. I will remedy that soon.
A friend of mine, who worked in social work for 20 years, said something the other day I had heard before but bore repeating. On social programs, it has been said, many (most?) Southerners won't support them because they don't see themselves as poor; they see themselves as 'temporarily strapped millionaires." Or words to that effect. And I have run into these people all my life, so I knew immediately whom she meant.
Child poverty becomes adult poverty with all of the stresses, failures and broken lives that costs society everywhere from loss of labor to crime and incarceration to disruptions and poor outcomes in schools. This feeds back into more poverty and failure. In so many unaccounted ways, poverty, an Amethyst social infection, costs far more than politicians, business leaders and voters will ever invest in to correct.
Poverty is one of an increasing number of denials that Americans are unwilling to face and address. All of which are bringing our nation down, holding us back and turning us into the broken "has been" that so many once great nations become.
Has beens? I don’t agree. Generational poverty has been with us for a long time. Part of the class system but notably, a class with many traits and resources that enable survival and strong character.
More concerning to me is situational poverty which is rampant as a pandemic is likely to exacerbate. The stimulus money truly is a huge boost to helping families out of that situation.
My belief is more rooted in a cognitive approach to understanding poverty and designing community based solutions and education models for moving people out of poverty.
Christine, Your last sentence says it all.
I referenced a book again by Dr. Ruby Payne on the stream today. I hope many on this forum will read, Charlie. In fact, my hope is that Dr Payne is known to those in government with their fingers on the purse strings. I advocate her work all the time in every activist connection I participate in.
A cognitive approach to understanding poverty COMBINED with money for solutions is a huge
B-I- N-G-O!
Christine, thank you for this info. I was unaware of Dr. Payne. I will remedy that soon.
A friend of mine, who worked in social work for 20 years, said something the other day I had heard before but bore repeating. On social programs, it has been said, many (most?) Southerners won't support them because they don't see themselves as poor; they see themselves as 'temporarily strapped millionaires." Or words to that effect. And I have run into these people all my life, so I knew immediately whom she meant.