Poverty
Poverty
We live in a world of disparities — where many lack access to education, transportation, fresh food, financial resources, clean air and water, employment with a living wage, health care, and affordable housing. This inequality creates generational cycles of poverty and a persistent wealth gap that especially impacts communities of color.
Systemic poverty refers to the economic exploitation of people who are poor through laws, policies, practices, and systems that perpetuate their impoverished status. In communities across the country, people are compelled by their faith and what the Bible teaches us about assisting those in need — giving food, clothing, shelter, and prayer.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to eradicating systemic poverty and evaluating the forces that push people into poverty and keep them there. We seek to identify inequities and work to change those conditions through laws and other forms of civic engagement.
