Instant Access To 100,000+ Essays!

In recent times, youth poverty in Toronto has been an issue that the citizens have a great concern for. From 1990, to 1995, the child poverty rates jumped from 1 in 4 children, to 1 and 3 children; which is a 73% increase over the 5 years. The 73% increase brought the number of children that are poor, to 176,300 from 102,300. This rate did not improve, as a result the number of children who are poor, increased by 7%, along with the number of families with children who are poor increased by 6%. With these numbers, it doesn’t seem as if the government is making an effort to stop this increase. Welfare cuts, cost of living, tuition increase, inflation in the economy, these are all issues that should be addressed, and adjusted to help this important cause in Toronto’s society. All and all, the youth of the world, and in this case, Toronto, is the future of the world. The youths of society need our help, and we need to stop youth poverty in Toronto. Now one of the major causes of youth poverty in our city is low income for families with children. Families who are poor in this city tend to live far below the poverty line and have trouble removing themselves from there, especially if it’s a single parent situation. Mo