Poverty in America

While caring for vast numbers of children around the World, ECHO is also active feeding hundreds of thousands of desperate and hungry children in the US.

Hunger and Poverty in US

Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality of poverty in America. While New Orleans tourists visited the French Quarters, just streets away whole communities were living in poverty.

Despite talk of economic growth, poverty rates have actually risen for four straight years in the US.

The Hard Facts

More than 37 million americans live in poverty!

Poor is defined in US as "under 65 and earning less than $9800 a year." Wage comparisons, however, cannot be made with Europe for example, where socialized healthcare is freely provided for all. In US health insurance alone can cost a husband and wife, with two children over $9000 a year! As a result, up to one in three American citizens have no health coverage.

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