Imagine...
You are in the grocery store and your decision is between food and tampons for your three teenage daughters. Think about that for a second. Should anyone ever have to make that choice?
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A washing machine is not provided in the apartment you rent and coin laundry would take too large of a toll on your grocery expenses. You hand wash all your family’s clothing in the bathtub with liquid laundry detergent every few days.
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You have 7 – 15 dollars a day for food, transportation and clothing and you need to take the TTC to go to a doctor’s appointment. What will you buy for your meals today with 1$ left?
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You have been living in Toronto for only 6 months and suffered many abuses at the hands of your husband. You are feeling alone and frightened but you would struggle to gain access to basic needs if you left the relationship.
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When it comes to grocery shopping, you rely exclusively on the local dollar store. What impact does that have on your nutrition?
These are some of the real challenges poverty brings. SHARE365 is an avenue to alleviate the the day to day struggle an individual in these or similar circumstances will experience, by employing a poverty reduction strategy.