January marks National Poverty in America Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge the difficult realities facing the more than 40 million Americans who live in poverty. Families we serve navigate hunger, limited access to education and basic services, social discrimination, and the profound instability that comes with homelessness. These challenges do not exist in isolation. They compound, shaping how families live, learn, work, and hope.
At Birthday Wishes, we see what poverty looks like up close. But we also see something else: resilience, creativity, devotion, and hope. Caregivers who want their children to feel celebrated. Kids who want to feel like everyone else. Families doing their very best under extraordinary pressure.
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