Select one state in the U.S. You will be analyzing it in terms of profile of poverty, factors leading to its poverty, and interventions address/correct/lower/eliminate poverty in the state.
Once you have selected your state, you are to research it with the following questions in mind:
What are basic facts of your state in terms of poverty? How does your state rank in terms of other states? Higher poverty, lower poverty, average poverty? Area of state where most of those in poverty live? Is poverty fairly evenly distributed across the state? If your state has a high poverty level, why? Analyze the information you find and select the three factors that you find most important. Be sure to support why you chose those three factors. If your state has low rates of poverty, why? As above, analyze the information you find, select the three most important factors and provide support for them. What is the state currently doing to address its poverty issues? Find three things that the state is doing to correct poverty and give one brief fact about each of those elements. Do you think the things being done by your state will work? Why or why not? Support your thinking. Provide research that shows it seems to be working or not working. You can choose something that is going to be implemented. If you do this, tell what the state hopes to see happen. Do you think it will achieve that goal. Tell why or why not. Summarize the work that you have done. Pretend that you must tell someone about your state’s poverty issues in 4 or 5 sentences. What would you tell them?
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