"I grew up very poor" ... "Yet I still had food, shelter, education and even a few incidental things like toys." Your definition of "very poor" is not the same

"I grew up very poor" ... "Yet I still had food, shelter, education and even a few incidental things like toys." Your definition of "very poor" is not the same as mine. What is your word for someone that doesn't have stable shelter and stable food? There are a lot of people in this country that don't have those things.