The Editor,
One of the main issues in our community is poverty. It may not be as severe and disastrous as poverty in other, developing areas of the world but it is definitely something we can eradicate if we join hands to take it down.
Canada, especially Vancouver, is listed as the fifth best place to live in the world, so why is it that one in 10 families in B.C. doesn’t have a healthy, nutritious meal to eat?
Why is it that B.C. is the only province left without a poverty-reduction plan?
Even though our beautiful British Columbia is close to heaven on Earth, with our scenic mountains and ocean, why is it still populated with more than 469,000 people living in poverty, struggling to make ends meet?
It makes me angry to know so many children, adults and seniors in our community can’t afford the same things I can.
I have a goal for B.C. to become the only province with almost a zero poverty rate. Donating non-perishable food items to your local food bank, raising awareness in schools by running campaigns to demolish poverty and donating money to community charities can all help to reduce the poverty rate in this province.
If we all work together, we can make a difference.
Anjali Menon, Coquitlam
