Response # 8

The specific problems that “urban poverty” creates for poor working mothers are numerous. Poor workingwomen have little access to childcare centers. The childcare centers that do exist are poor in quality and do not provide the utmost quality care a child needs. The “urban poverty” also prohibits poor working mother from transferring jobs because the jobs are moving out of the city and into the rural areas. Many times this is because the people want to be in a safer neighborhood. The problem with the jobs moving out on the inner city is that, the poor do not have access to transportation most of the time and therefore, their employment is harder to achieve when the jobs have been moved out of the city. Jessica explains how it is hard for her to drive places because her car can only rive in gear two due to her transmission being broke. If she had to drive any long distance, it would be very difficult for her to arrive to work on time.

The gentleman who works as a janitor for a complex in South Carolina is paid very little money and drives around 30 miles one-way to work. He currently lives with his mother and therefore, is able to save some money on rent cost, but if he were to have to live on his own, it would become a lot more difficult for him to ay for his transportation. If something were to break down on his car that enabled him from getting to work, it would be very possible that he could lose his job. The urban poverty makes it much more difficult than the “poor” who live in mix income areas. The mix income areas tend to have more versatility and opportunity for people. The mix income helps the education within the area stay positive because their children are attending the same schools as the poor.