Why the government should give more things to children without homes and children that live in poverty.

Why the government should give more things to children without homes and children that live in poverty.

 Imagine yourself as a 5 year old child, all alone on the street surrounded by thousands of people that you don't know and  with no one to turn to. What kind of help do you think you would need?  Food? Water? Shelter? Money? Schooling? Love?

Poverty:

Living in poverty can mean homelessness. It can mean not having access to healthy food like fruits and vegetables, going to school hungry and in bare feet or worn-out shoes, coming home to a cold damp house, having to sleep in a shared bed, or even on the cold hard ground on the street. It can mean missing out on activities that other New Zealanders get to enjoy like learning a musical instrument or playing sport, or even having a birthday party.

No-one but a complete idiot would think that children should not have a home and should live on the streets. Did you know that 1 in 30 New Zealand children experience homelessness at some point in the childhood.  Did you also know that more than 6,197 children live homeless without their family. They live with or without their families in shelters, cars and abandoned buildings. I feel that everyone should be able to go home to somewhere pleasant and comfortable and not to an old abandoned building or the side of the street.

I strongly believe that a child should have a home because they are still children just like you and me. Some children don't even get to go to school because they can't afford to. Did you know that 75% of all homeless children perform a below grade level in reading. I wonder what their maths and writing scores would be too without being able to go to school…?

Many homeless children don't get to go to the doctor when they are sick because they can't afford the cost of travel or medicine. It can mean doing badly at school because they are sick and can't do much it can also mean not getting a good job and having poor health. Did you also know that homeless children get sick twice as often as other children? The reasons for this are pretty obvious - poor living standards and malnutrition.

So, what could we do to help?  Well you could donate money to websites like world vision,children's defence fund or even UNICEF New Zealand.you could even donate clothes,blankets,pillows,toys and anything that you don’t use anymore  to the salvation army.

Overall I strongly believe that everyone should take part and help children without a home because we're all just human. Children that are homeless don’t only suffer from not having a home they also suffer from abuse, neglect, and more. Remember this, you don't need a reason to help a person.