I work in Houston TX in an very low economic area the part of Houston I work in is called 5th ward. Fifth Ward is the part of Houston that is truly poverty. Children are rearing themselves because parents is on drugs or in jail. I have to conduct home visit on the children in my class,some of the home i enter is really scary. It is not suitable for children to leave. Lights are off, children are sleeping on the floor and food what is food. Some children don't eat until they get to school. On Friday's the Houston Food Bank comes to the school and provide the children with food to take until Monday and they return to school. At the beginning of each school years the other teachers and I pass out uniforms to each child because the parents cannot afford to buy uniforms. Because of its stress children are not pro forming at their best.
A county that also have similar poverty problems is Niagara children are lacking food and education and parents are dead or sick or out of work. The country has gotten a little better but there are still alot of children suffering. Poverty can affect a child emotionally socially and mentallyy no matter what part of the world they are in.
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ReplyDeleteThat is so horrible! I'm surprised that these children are not taken away and put in a healthy environment. Childhood is tainted by problems such as this. However, I would not doubt that even these children still find time to play and enjoy it just as much as I did as a child.
I too am surprised that these children are not taken away from their parents. With today's social programs, there is no excuse for not providing your child with adequate shelter and food. These parents don't deserve to have children. Instead of providing them with food, they should be provided with different living arrangements. The sad thing is that this cycle has a good chance of continuing with them. Parents like this make me sick.
ReplyDeleteThat as sad as it sounds is very common to go to a child's home and the lights be off, the home be filthy and no food. That is amazing that a food bank comes to the school to give the children food to last until Monday. We need programs like this in place to save our children from going home hungry and knowing they will be able to eat and have nutrition they need to grow makes me happy.
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