The phrase "impoverished areas" refers to places or neighborhoods that lack money and resources, causing people to live in poverty or difficult circumstances. Full definition
That said, there certainly are instances of teachers in impoverished areas bringing nutritious food into their classrooms to feed hungry students, often paying for this food out of their own pocket. (thelunchtray.com)
Nearly 100 percent of our scholars qualify for free or reduced lunch and live in some of the most impoverished areas of these two urban centers. (hopeschools.org)
They're not unemployed, they don't come from impoverished areas, they're very likely to work in the public sector with its enhanced sense of transferred personal virtue. (totalpolitics.com)