Poverty in America

In America today poverty is an issue for the youth because they may not have the supplies they need to continue in school.  As the days go by school is starting to get more expensive for families especially ones in poverty.  Luckily there are many organizations around that donate and offer school supplies and anything else that is need to students of the less fortunate. Being a young child and being homeless can affect you in so many ways.  One be factor is if a student is homeless the more he or she grows up the more likely they will be to be tempted to get in to drugs, gangs, and any other kind of violence.  By not having a place to call home every night students may suffer in the social world because they would not have a place to go and hang out with friends.  As a teacher I would try to provide a safe place for children to play after school and provide them all the materials needed in a classroom. I would also do my research and find any shelters in my area in case parents may come to me with questions on where they may be able to go.