T he 700 Club To the 700 Club you talk about, you talk about poverty, and helping other countries. Have you ever looked in your own, and looked in our own country to find the poorest state or even counties here inside the United States. ow dear you as so called helpers of Jesus ignore the problems of poverty right in front of your face. Poverty is not a new experience in Indian country and it has not been particularly exacerbated by natural disaster, the trouble global economy, or other fasters impacting poverty in the U.S. as a whole. Poverty continues to be an issue on reservations is the result of a history of colonization and federal politics. Poverty continues to be an issue on the reservations because of isolation, poor health, poor infrastructure and a lack of opportunities. Nonprofits in the U.S. bear an enormous responsibility, filling the humanitarian needs and gaps left by government -- funded social programs and corporation that do not view these needs as profitable e...