The paper discusses the poverty levels In Philadelphia and introduces the promotion of a program whose objectives would ensure its eradication or reduction if fulfilled. The document makes an overview of the entire topic and what would be incorporated. It later highlights the desired objectives or outcomes of the program. It later introduces the program by giving the state of poverty in Philadelphia. It also discusses the concept of social systems and the gives the elements that would be used to determine the social systems that would be included in the program. Finally, the presentation would make a conclusion by connecting the goals and the programs’ concepts.
The overview in the paper gives a brief summary about the concept of poverty, defining it as a state in which an individual is unable to fend for his her basic commodities. There are poverty threshold guidelines that the government of the United States has provided in order to help measure the levels of poverty amongst its citizens. It has been noted that the communities mostly affected by the poverty levels are African Americans and Puerto Ricans.
The desired objectives that have been incorporated in the program have been placed under housing, employment, education, social services and health. Each of these goals have expected outcomes that will ensure that the poverty levels in Philadelphia have been eradicated in due process.
The introduction of the program is given by describing the state of poverty in Philadelphia. Statistics has been provided to show that Philadelphia is one of the poorest cities in the United States of America. The social systems to be included in the program will be determined by the elements that have been considered as what constitutes a community. The presentation’s conclusion gives a wholesome approach of the goals aimed to be achieved and connecting it to the reasons of promoting the program.