Being Trapped in Poverty.

One in seven people in Canada live within poverty, this means that if you were to look at your circle of friends and family at least one person is barely surviving. Despite poverty being all around us there seems to be no one talking about it. Poverty is defined as a state of being extremely poor, but more specifically, financially poor. Being in poverty does not necessarily mean that someone is homeless, but many times extended poverty can lead to homelessness, and this is where the staggering homeless problem comes in as people become trapped in their homelessness. Once someone becomes homeless, finding their way out is comparable to attempting to win the lottery, for luck can be a crucial factor. Once homeless, employers will scarcely hire you, having no address means that contacting you can become very difficult, and last but certainly not least the stigma surrounding the homeless population in regards to disapproving and hateful attitudes is intoxicating. The first step to helping the homeless has nothing to do with any one act of giving, but rather to change the public’s mindset as this will start a chain of events that will lead to more people wanting to get involved and help out.