Poverty in Philadelphia

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.