BERLIN - GERMANY 27. MARCH 2006 -- Child poverty - The mother Uta Brinkmann with the children Daniel on her lap and Kevin with the cat are daily users of The Arche - The Arche (the Ark) in Hellersdorf gives children not only a warm meal but also an open ear and social warmth.The convergence of the two factors leaves a vacuum in which often children are most at risk. High levels of unemployment, particularly in the east, and a less interventionist state has left many vulnerable families in a parlous financial and emotional situation, confined to the ghettoes of Hellersdorf and Marzahn, once the pride of the east German government -- PHOTO: CHRISTIAN T. JOERGENSEN / EUP & IMAGES..This image is delivered according to terms set out in "Terms - Prices & Terms". (Please see www.eup-images.com for more details).