Many people were not able to buy houses and apartments 

Crowded tenements

run down buildings, overcrowded cities, unsafe, lack of running water, no electricity 

Urban slums 

Jacob A Riis was the photographer 

 exposed the slum life 

Inspired the wealthy to join efforts to reform laws for the poor 

Jane Addams 

Bought houses to provide services to the poor.

she established settlement houses 

Settlement Houses

Offered services to the poort

Gave opportunities like english classes, child care and work training 

People are living on the street 

they use there money to buy drugs 

Feb 27, 2024 ... Nearly 327,000 people in the United States experiencing homelessness lived in shelters, a small proportion (0.1%) of the U.S. 

In 2020, 37 million people lived in Poverty USA. That means the poverty rate for 2020 was 11.4%.

Rising inflation and an uncertain economy are deeply affecting the lives of millions of Americans, particularly those living in low-income communities. It may seem impossible for a family of four to survive on just over $27,000 per year or a single person on just over $15,000, but that’s what millions of people do everyday in the United States. Approximately 37.9 million Americans, or just under 12%, now live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lots of people are trying to help the world and help all the poverty that is going against families

Lots of prices are going up in value and to help the people in poverty the president should drop inflation and maybe give some cheap supplies to the people in need