Blog 12, "Low income families struggles"

The name of the article that I read was called “Sandy amplifies struggles for low-income families.” This article was about how the eastern part of the country, including the largest city in the United States, New York, was effected by the hurricane name Sandy. This hurricane affected millions of people. The process of rebuilding has begun, but they stated that the people who struggled before the storm are the people who will have the hardest time getting back on their feet. They said, that one of the main organizations that is really helping these families receive their basic needs is The United Way. In the article, they said that the poverty rate in New York has been on the rise in the last few years. “One out of five New Yorkers can not afford basic needs.” Since the hurricane happened, families are losing out on the money that they did make due to jobs being close because of flooding. Some could not go to work, because they had no way to get there. These families have been homeless and have not been able to get back to their home. The United Way is doing their best to help.

This article really hit home for me, because this is where all my family lives. Many of these families have already had a hard life due to living in poverty and now this storm has really put people in a bad place. I have family that does not have much money and has lost all of the things that they did have. Poverty is a terrible thing to live in, and a terrible storm like this can make life so much harder than it was. This is a very sad situation but it is very good to know, that the United Way is trying to take some of the burden away.

10:19am

11-16-12

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/12/us/iyw-help-sandy-united-way/index.html