#8 things done to lessen poverty

Things Done to Reduce Poverty

International Aid: 

The US spent $37,680,000,000 on international aid in 2012 alone. 

 

Promoting schools: 

The more educated a community is then the more likely they are to be above the poverty line. Promoting schools helps reduce poverty.

http://www.schoolsforafrica.org/

Promote Marriage: 

Children who grow up in a house with a mother and father are less likely to fall under the poverty line when becoming independent even if their parents were in poverty. There is something about parents sticking together that inspires children to have a more successful life on average. 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/marriage/etc/poverty.html

"Understanding and Reducing Poverty in America." The Heritage Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2014.

PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 12 May 2014.