Comments on: Knowledge of Poverty http://armour.communityblogs.us/2007/11/20/knowledge-of-poverty/ Just another CommunityBlogs.us weblog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:47:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: leay http://armour.communityblogs.us/2007/11/20/knowledge-of-poverty/#comment-57 leay Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:11:10 +0000 http://armour.communityblogs.us/2007/11/20/knowledge-of-poverty/#comment-57 During the study circles there were many eyes that were opened to how many citizens live in that poverty level. What items they give up - food or medicine? Especially in our elderly sector. A few years back I visited with an older citizen of our community and realized that person was closing their house up and living in their kitchen because they could not afford heating any other room in their house. This same person whose family sent money at Christmas would use that money to buy baking supplies to send her family baked goods for Christmas. The individual finally swallowed pride and applied for energy assistance and was then able to live in other rooms of their house. During the study circles there were many eyes that were opened to how many citizens live in that poverty level. What items they give up - food or medicine? Especially in our elderly sector. A few years back I visited with an older citizen of our community and realized that person was closing their house up and living in their kitchen because they could not afford heating any other room in their house. This same person whose family sent money at Christmas would use that money to buy baking supplies to send her family baked goods for Christmas. The individual finally swallowed pride and applied for energy assistance and was then able to live in other rooms of their house.

]]> By: tammyb http://armour.communityblogs.us/2007/11/20/knowledge-of-poverty/#comment-35 tammyb Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:53:14 +0000 http://armour.communityblogs.us/2007/11/20/knowledge-of-poverty/#comment-35 I really like your commentary on poverty and think you really nailed it. I really like your commentary on poverty and think you really nailed it.

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