Pen Down Poverty

I did my own research on poverty in my area. Personally I am not in the area of poverty but not to far from me are locations where families are less fortunate. I have learned that a lot of families are really lacking a lot of things that can make a house a home. For example a family might live in a house but don't have hot water. A family could have children that have a few outfits but don't have any food to eat. Now like every area there are locations and programs where homeless people and individuals that lack means can go and obtain help, but do they really help? My point of view is that poverty is a mind state. One can know that they are in a situation in which they don't want to be in any more but its also so up to them to deliver themselves out of there situation.