Poverty In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia there are plenty of poverty. North, South, Southwest,
and some parts of West Philly. Poverty in Philadelphia could be from living
across or next to abandon houses, living in a neighborhood that has trash lying
around, children running around not dressed well as other kids, or to the gas
or electric-ion man coming to your house to h=shut off the water or lights. Specifically
in North Philly; where I’m from, is considering what you would call poverty. In
my neighborhood, there are drug dealers on corners making money, cops roaming
around ready to catch someone in act, prostitutes going up to cars doing their
jobs, kids running around not dressed in nice clothing, homeless/crack heads
walking around asking for money. In my neighborhood, there is help needed and
people are willing to help one another even if my neighborhood seem like the
one where people may not be as nice or willing to help each other. North Philly
also has many different hoods in it that are consider poverty. Some hoods like
Richard Alien Projects, Allegheny, Huntington Park, The jungle, The Ave.,
Girard, Cecil Moore, and plenty more. All of these hoods deal with poverty and
most likely every family is on food stamps. But of course, not every family is
on food stamps. For example, my mom is not on food stamps because she makes too
much money. But just because she makes too much money doesn't means her bills
are paid on time or she has the money to give up when the rent date comes up.
Many families are still struggling even if they do make a lot of money
according to the government. That is why; of course I live in poverty. I'm
actually proud to say that I live where I live because it has taught me a lot
from wrong to right and it has taught me street smarts; that's a opportunity
some people don't get to exercise because they may live in a more wealthy area.
