https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0 en-us 2023-04-27 17:57:11 UTC 2023-04-28 17:28:37 UTC hello@padlet.com johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570758674 James was born in 1864 and Ellen was born in 1859. Ever since they both were kids, they wanted to help out people that faced poverty . So, while Ellen was at a university, she met James. They are both trying to get a job to get modest income. Soon in 1889, James and Ellen rented a resident street in Chicago. There, they both invited people to view art stations and learn it together for a cheap amount of U.S.A currency. Over the past years the house grew and covered all the blocks. It became very successful with 70 people living in it and was worth $26,000. Although the Hull house got older, so did Ellen. In 1940, Ellen passed away and soon on May, 21, 1935 James passed on. ]]> 2023-04-27 18:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570758674 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570909425 Jacob Riis was a reformer against poverty, he focused on poor people and how they lived. On May, 3, 1849, He was one of 15 children and was sadly a little poor as a child, He lived in Ribe, Demark. His farther was a school teacher. Fast forward to 1870, Jacob finally immigrates to America at the age of 21, there he suffers even more poverty. Through countless jobs, He finally sets his gorund on being a Police Reporter. As a reporter he was sent to New York's lower east. There he finds out the countless death rate due to poverty. As an immigrant he had suffered poverty. So, there he had his case. Using Flash Lamps, Jacob goes to different location where poverty is occurring and takes pictures of poor peoples homes and their lifestyle. He was able to take 33 pictures and soon he uses the picture to right a book called How The Other Half Lives.  212,173  copies were sold and Jacob made 8.6 million dollars, while bring huge awareness toward poverty and poor's. On  May 26, 1914 Jacob died, He had a good run and made one of the most important books in historie, It was so famous even President Theodore Roosevelt responded to his book and wanted to help end poverty. ]]> 2023-04-27 20:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570909425 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570913097 Poverty is one of the most common issues back then. Poverty could of came in different ways, The most common was being poor. Many people couldn't afford to get there kids or family members to get education. many couldn't live in good homes and instead had to scavenge the streets. Many couldn't afford food or supplies. Many people were getting undeployed. Many were freshly new immigrants that had to start over again. Lucky many hero's rose up and made great acts to help people likes these. ]]> 2023-04-27 20:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570913097 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570922934 As America advanced, so did poverty. Poverty has changed in many ways, for example currency has advanced so much and became more valuable that it is harder to make good money, which leads you to dept and eventually if you don't get your way back up, you face the hard life of poorness. Altho Poverty has became went down by %89 due to originations that are donate over millions to poor people. Many even offer education offers. These organizations have helped so much that poverty is at %9 in the U.S.A ]]> 2023-04-27 20:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570922934 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570927939 Many groups that fight against poverty have been found. America has 26.3 M groups that dedicate to stopping poverty in modern day. Back in the 1800s there were 0.9 billion people trying to fight poverty. As you can see the world has changed and thanks to people like Jacob Riis, poverty has became a more cared for subject. Today there is a count of $484.85 billion toward stopping poverty. ]]> 2023-04-27 21:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570927939 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570932596 Poverty has changed alot since then. Most of it has went down by %89 and is now at %9 in America. Altho people are still struggling mostly because of how valuable money has became. It has became harder to get good pay due to high demands in jobs. Therefor many people suffer poverty due to being undeployed. Altho there has been $485.85 million that has been donated to the poor in the U.S.A ]]> 2023-04-27 21:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570932596 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570951931 Oprah Winfrey was born Jan, 29, 1954. She was raised by her grandmother who raised her on a farm. As a young girl she was taught to read and do daily activities at the age of 3 because her parent couldn't afford education. Soon when she was 6, Oprah moved to Milwaukee with her mother. Altho she faced mental abuse and trauma, so she ran away but got cought and faced juvenile detention home at the age of 13. But she got lucky was able to get out because there was no room. Flash forward to 2007 Oprah opened The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. This offered girls education if they couldn't afford it. Soon she funded a Charter Schools and college scholarships in Chicago, and Philadelphia and in other cities. Oprah is luckily still alive and has won a lot of rewards for her origination. ]]> 2023-04-27 21:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570951931 johnstonesife https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570963794 Abisoye was born on May, 19, 1985 in Akure, Ondo.  When she was 4 her mother passed away leaving her to be raised by her father. Soon became in love with tec and dreamed of working for huge Tec companies. This interest started because when she was 10, she got to go to her brothers friends business central.  Fast forward to 2014 Abisoye finds out that less then %8 of women from Nigeria are employed into professional, managerial, or technology So, in response she creates Pearls Africa Foundation. This origination gave tec education to young Nigerian women. Since 2012 it has helped 400 Nigerian women get Tec jobs and confidence to do it.   Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is still alive to this day and is healthy. She is 37 and still trying to run and keep the PAF. She has became so famous that she was recognized for the CCN hero in September ]]> 2023-04-27 22:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/johnstonesife/kpq2p2rdpbrko4u0/wish/2570963794