I was poor, I had two children, and lived in a world where no one blinked at poverty.

He says that was the moment he began to look at poverty differently.

For some of the students, it was their first close look at urban poverty.

The term "the poor" was at first a common designation for all Christians - a reference to their material and voluntary poverty.

"We're talking about giving a helping hand to families who through no fault of their own are at or near poverty."

The figure for this group stands at 21.2% poverty, of which 14.5% is considered non-extreme and 6.8% considered extreme.

Another way of looking at poverty is in relative terms.

I don't want to play at poverty.

We need to strike at poverty and unemployment.

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