Introduction
The widespread problem of child poverty has direct or indirect effects on many groups in society, none of which are positive. Firstly, society as a whole suffers from the manifestation of this problem-it affects average levels of health, education, crime, and mortality. Secondly, businesses and the economy lose potential paying customers and future professionals. Thirdly, families with these children experience financial and mental problems, unable to pay for necessities or housing. Finally, the children themselves are the hardest hit by poverty: social isolation, lack of education, and poor quality of food and care can lead to poor health and other problems.
Main body
Accordingly, policies must take into account the needs of each of these groups to remedy the situation. Increased access to education, financial control assistance to the needy, and more active social services should help with this problem. For example, a tax credit exists for families with children under the age of 17, demonstrating work in this direction in the United States (Klevens et al., 2015). However, according to Kantor (2013), government efforts are still insufficient. Therefore, there is a need for additional initiatives development, or approval of such offered by community organizations to address the living quality of low-income households. One such suggestion for changing the policy would be to analyze the spending of families with children to assess the level of direction to take action if younger ones are ignored or discriminated against.
Response
In general, one cannot disagree with the groups listed, although I do not think making schools a separate category is necessary. However, the emphasis on early childhood nutrition and education can be a reasonably working version. Their well-being is especially fragile at this age, and if the family cannot provide it, the state should help. Moreover, such assistance will ease the family’s financial burden and give them time to build up resources and fix the situation.
As for implementation strategies, we cannot agree that it is possible to redirect some of the money from school facilities to other needs. All of the children’s needs must be met, and instead of transferring funds, more attention and additional amounts of money are needed. Moreover, as long as human life is equal, every child is entitled to equal attention, which politicians and public figures should ensure. However, what other strategies could you suggest besides redistributing funds to eliminate child poverty?
References
Kantor, P. (2013). The two faces of American urban policy. Urban Affairs Review (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 49(6), 821–850. Web.
Klevens, J., Barnett, S. B. L., Florence, C., & Moore, D. (2015). Exploring policies for the reduction of child physical abuse and neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect, 40, 1–11. Web.