ADOLESCENT POVERTY

Prevention for Adolescent Poverty in the United States

Prevention for Adolescent Poverty in the United States

Introduction

“Poverty: Refutation of alternatives and opportunities and violation of human self esteem” The title highlights a cruel social issue of our society, which is commonly known as 'Poverty'. Poverty is spreading in many societies like a contagious disease. Criminal activities found in a society are mainly the result of exceeding poverty scale. The US economy has become the most crucial issue in terms of the rising cost in foods, facilities, utilities housing, health care, education or fuel and scruffy by the financial crisis. The citizens of US have faced anxiety about their futures as there is decline getting noticed in the middle class moving towards the increasing ranks of unemployment and low wage workers. Simultaneously, US has encountered with the income gap increase. Government is responsible for reporting on poverty states the rise in poverty level of USA. In August 2009, more than 816,000 Americans fell below the poverty line raising a number to 37.3million in 2011 August (the U.S. Census Bureau released data), which is approximately, increase of 12.5% of population. Child poverty rate also increased to 18% by 2011 from 17% in 2010. Another report from Bureau of Labor Department Statistics had presented a blur report for the coming generation. It is expected that unemployment will increase by 6.1%, and decrease in payroll will be 84,000 jobs.

This paper discusses the research, program development which is worthy for the prevention of Adolescent poverty in the United States. It discusses further the related theories to evolve this program, and how this program has been helpful for adolescents to develop in healthy ways. This will also include the SWOT analysis of the related program and modifications that are needed in this program to better service the needs of adolescents.

Discussion

During the recession (2008-09), the poor got poorer and the middle class lost ground. The poverty rate among Americans aged 65 years and older is nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent (18.6 percent). The Center for American Progress further estimates that approximately 17 percent of children in the United States live in or near poverty, and the annual cost to the country's economy of children growing up poor, resulting in their eventual lower productivity and earnings and higher crime rates and health costs, is over half a trillion dollars.

The poverty has made Children and young people to suffer the most. For young people from majority world countries poverty can mean lack of educational or employment opportunities, lack of access to basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter, and not being involved in making choices about issues that affect them (Chuck and Yeskel 2000).

In light of the recent economic crisis in the United States, poverty and homelessness are at the forefront of many people's minds as it is nearly impossible not to be personally affected or to know someone affected by monetary hardships.

Culture of Adolescent poverty

The culture of poverty is social theory which ...