Treasures Resources for Unit Four
Choose an appropriate product to work on these next 5 weeks to present your findings to the class starting with the following resources:
What important issues cause people to TEAM UP so others can SURVIVE? In what ways do people in poverty team up to aid in their own survival?
What is a "Living Wage"? Webquest
In order to find a solution to poverty, we must research the causes
Is Preschool the Antipoverty Hero?
Poverty statistics for Los Angeles
Pictures, quotes, news and forums about poverty and hunger from MillionsOfMouths.com
What kind of organizations encourage people to Team Up to end poverty here and worldwide? How and why?
- Peace Corps Kids World Explore the globe and learn about making a difference as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Peace Corps: Fighting hunger, disease, poverty, and lack of opportunity.
National Center for Children in Poverty
Promoting strategies that prevent child poverty and improve the lives of low-income children and their families.
www.nccp.org
Habitat for Humanity International Brings families and communities in need together with volunteers and resources to build decent, affordable housing for low-income households.
- World Vision U.S.
Information on relief and development programs in the United States and other countries.
www.worldvision.org
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
Get news updates, analyses on policy and legislation, statistical studies, and best practices. important in ending homelessness. www.endhomelessness.org
- National Coalition for the Homeless
National advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness.
www.nationalhomeless.org
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Advocates to protect the rights of homeless people and to implement solutions to end homelessness in America through impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
www.nlchp.org
CARE :: Defending Dignity, Fighting Poverty www.care.org/CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women
About Hunger - Bread for the World: Have Faith. End Hunger.www.bread.org/hunger/Bread Analysis Shows Hunger and Poverty Among African-American Women and Children Particularly High
- U.S. Vets
Offers housing, employment, education, and training services for homeless veterans.
www.usvetsinc.org