HumanDevelopmentEssayicsHM15

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As the Florida Poverty Rate website says, poverty has been a real problem in Florida for many years, and it is still growing as we know it. In Florida, 12.4 percent of families are below the poverty line, and 17 percent of individuals are poor. 13.08 percent of people in Pinellas County, Florida are in poverty. I am very surprised by such a big number. I would think it would be around 5 percent in Florida. As the Federal Statistics website says, 15 percent of families don't have enough food to keep their families safe. Poverty is a continuing problem in Florida. Data shows that Florida has the third highest poverty level in the United States of America with 19.5 percent of people living in poverty. The national average for the United States is 16 percent of people being in poverty. 3 to 4 million Floridians are in poverty. As the Poverty in Florida website says, over 1/3 of the poor are children. 1/5 of the poor are over 60 years old. The remainder are disabled, unemployed, or employed adults. 70% of the poor receive no cash from the state. There are over 1 1/2 million people in Florida at the poverty level or below it.

As the Catholic Campaign for Human Development website says, they show their work for justice by caring for the poor and trying to get them out of poverty. It shows love and care for everyone, especially the people with not as much money as us. CCHD believes it is important for local groups or communities to get involved in issues affecting the lives of people in poverty. They raise funds to support organized groups of the poor to develop people who can function in this money based world. The second purpose was to educate God's people of today's problems. It can lead to new approaches that give more knowledge of being solitary. It is located everywhere in the United States. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is also run by the United States Catholic bishops. Their goal is to help the people living in poverty by donations and creating awareness. This organization helps the poor. The only services they offer are donations and creating awareness. CCHD doesn't serve a certain amount of people in a week, month, or year. Therefore, there isn't a success rate. Although, I can tell you that it is successful. Lastly, the organization is funded by donations.

A good example of a charitable organization in my county or state is the Make A Wish Foundation. As the Make A Wish Foundation website says, they grant the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition in the United States and its territories every 38 minutes. They believe that a wish being granted can be a big part in the child's life. Their goal is to change the lives of the kids who think they might not even survive. It doesn't light up their day or week. It lights up their life knowing there are people out there that care greatly about you. They are providing charity in my community by raising money and awareness for the people in America with a life-threatening disease. The Make A Wish Foundation is funded by donations from individual donors, corporations, and other organizations. We need to help these kids by continuing to donate and contribute to the common good. It is located in many places including Florida. It is ran by the group of people that founded the Make A Wish Foundation. A service the orginization offers is meeting any person of your choice, such as professional athletes and singers. Another service is getting cool stuff in your room, such as a flat screen tv, speakers, and an xbox. They raise about 250 million dollars per year. They service about 300 people a year in each state. 97% of wish families and 96% of health professionals observed increases in the kids' emotional health. A combined 89% of nurses, doctors, social workers, and child life specialists say that the wish can influence their physical health. 74% of wish parents saw that the wish experience was a turning point in their children's response to treatment. 81% of parents observed an increase in willingness to comply with their treatment.

A good example of a social justice organization in my county or state is Pinellas Hope. As the Pinellas Hope at 5726 website says, they provide social justice to the people they serve by providing food and shelter that every human person deserves. Their mission or purpose is to give the homeless hope until they can get back on their feet with a job. Pinellas Hope is funded by money being donated. They get breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the people in Pinellas Hope from restaurant donations and people donating. It opened on December 1, 2007. Pinellas Hope is located in Clearwater, Florida. The Diocese of St. Petersburg runs it, and this organization helps the poor. Some services the organization offers are giving them food, shelter, and hope. They service about 800 people a year, and there are about 300 people in the facility at a time. As the Pinellas Hope Temporary Shelter website says, they are a temporary emergency shelter for over 250 homeless men and women. Everyone calls it the tent city. As the In Tiny Apartments website on Pinellas Hope says, there is a 93% success rate of Pinellas Hope. That means that 93 percent of the people in Pinellas Hope are able to get back on their feet with a job.

There are ways I show love and walk humbly in my life with God. One way is by trying to pray every night. I try to save time before I go to bed so i can grow in my faith and relationship with God. Another is by showing care to all of His creation. I respect and value every thing God has made, and this is also true with humans. Every single person deserves respect. Another way I show love and walk humbly in my life with God is by giving things to the homeless. They are the same people as us, and we need to respect them like any other person. They are just less fortunate, so we need to help them out. The last way I show love and walk humbly in my life with God is by showing compassion for the people with life-threatening illnesses. We need to help and light up their lives because a lot of them are very sad and go through depression. We need to do whatever we can to lighten up their lives. I can donate to the people in poverty to help them. To also help, I can pray for the individuals or groups in poverty or with a life-threatening illness. I can also help by making their day with a complement. Lastly, I can help just by giving them hope that poverty or something such as cancer will not be a situation for them their whole life.

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 * I know this is a valid source of information because the website is by the Catholic charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

"Florida's Poverty Rate Ranks No. 34 in Nation - Orlando Business Journal."Widgets RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source because it's by a professional web producer on the Orlando Business Journal.

"Federal Statistics Paint a Dire Picture on America's Attempts to End Poverty." Sun Sentinel. N.p., 27 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source of information because it is an article from a professional writer on the Sun Sentinel.

"In Tiny Apartments of Pinellas Hope, Dreams of Future Grow." Tampa Bay Times. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source because it's by an official magazine called the Tampa Bay Times.

"Make-A-Wish® America: About Us." Make-A-Wish® America. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source of information because it is the official Make A Wish foundation website. The heads of the orginization made it.

"Poverty in Florida." Poverty in Florida. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source because it is made by official Florida Catholics.

"Pinellas Hope at 5726 126th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, FL 33762 US - What Is Pinellas Hope?" Pinellas Hope at 5726 126th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, FL 33762 US - What Is Pinellas Hope? N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source of information because it's a website by Pinellas Hope and the Diocese of St Petersburg in which it is in.

"Pinellas Hope Temporary Emergency Shelter Temporary Emergency Shelter (tent City) ." Pinellas Hope Temporary Emergency Shelter Temporary Emergency Shelter (tent City). N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. .
 * I know this is a valid source because it is telling Pinellas County about shelters they can go to. The website is called shelter listings.