Poverty is today one of the situations faced by families both in the United States as well as in countries around the world. This assignment is aimed at examining issues related to poverty faced by families and their children and communities and to formulate actions to address needs faced by families and their children. Poverty in this assignment is examined from both the perspective of families and the community . You will need to complete the following: 1. Definition of poverty: Begin by reviewing the related literature and define poverty . Examine its definition from the social, educational and developmental perspectives. Provide at least three supporting references. 2. Poverty issues and childrens development: Discuss how poverty impacts childrens development. Use relevant sources to document your comments. 3. Status of poverty (facts and local realities): Investigate the status of poverty in the state of Florida and provide a brief summary on how it is impacting children and families. Include data from South Florida. 4. Resources and services: Considering your own community (Broward County) , choose one of the challenges related to poverty that families and children face and identify the available resources and services for families in your community . 5. Proposal for action: considering the facts examined about services and programs for families in poverty from your community or state, select an aspect that is missing or requires services. Propose services or processes that would assist families experiencing the poverty challenge that you are targeting. Explain why the proposed actions are needed and how they will address the aspects that you selected to address. What steps would you take to address the issue? What can you do to make your voice heard about the issue? What are some of the roadblocks that you may face and what can you do to overcome these? How can you keep yourself informed about the issue?)
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