Just a few random facts about poverty I thought I'd share.
Fact : There is an estimated 110,000 homeless people in Chicago alone.
Fact : 10,642 homeless students were identified in Chicago Public Schools last school year, a 35% increase in just 5 years.
Fact : Over half a million full-time workers in the Chicago region do not have health insurance.
Fact : Chicago contains 10 of the nation’s 16 poorest neighborhoods.
Fact : The number of Americans on food stamps surpassed 41 million for the first time ever in June.
Fact : Nearly 10 million Americans now receive unemployment insurance, which is almost four times as many as in 2007.
this is so true a lot of people either don't have a job or they lack in getting insurance so unfair!!
ReplyDeleteThis is really sad...it's like a few things in this world that we can do without that can help these people.
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