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Are you aware of the poverty around you? The very definition of poverty is having little to no money; poor. (Dictionary) Poverty is an international problem, luckily we have organizations that are willing to help. the poverty rate for Florida is 17%. That is just in Florida, think about how much the poverty rate is for the entire US, or the entire world.There are charitable organizations, social justice organizations, and organizations like the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, CCHD. The CCHD raises awareness for poverty by doing talk shows and campaigns. (CCHD) I would like to help raise awareness about poverty, just like these organizations.

The CCHD is an organization run by the US bishops. They are a full anti-poverty organization that want local organizations and communities to be involved with the issue of poverty. They need to know how people live around them and know that they should be very grateful for the lives they live. They work to carry out God's mission. They help people with low income so that those people will never reach poverty. They don't always focus their goals on poverty, they focus on helping other problems too. They provide the Catholic faith with helping others. They let people know that God did not abandon them and that they can get help. The CCHD is one of the most important parts of the Catholic mission, it is one of the most well known and most helpful organization for helping reduce the poverty levels. They inform us about poverty by teaching us hoe to help out. Participating in this competition tells people that we care about raising awareness about poverty, and tell people that we care about helping people in poverty.

Metropolitan Ministries is a charitable organization run by Tim Marks, and it helps many families that live in poverty. They provide them with basic necessities, shelter, food, water of course, and they try to employ their guests. They take in anyone who needs help and they try to get then back on their feet. they give you nice clothes if you need to go interview for a job, meals for you and your family, and a place to sleep until you can afford a new place to stay, then they move out and Metropolitan Ministries helps their next guest. They have a goal to be known as the most helpful organization to decrease poverty levels. They have been living out God's plan since 1972. If you need help you would like help or need help, you can go to any of these Metropolitan Ministries locations: Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas county.(MetropolitanMinistries)

A social justice organization that helps decrease the poverty level is Salvation Army. They solve the international problem of poverty by collecting donations to use to help other people around the world get basic necessities. They are especially helpful in big natural disasters, like if there is a tsunami or earthquake in a certain area, they will help those people get their life back in order. They are known especially for their big red bucket around Christmas time, I'm sure you have seen that before. Christmas time especially, is when organizations like Salvation Army or Metropolitan Ministries collect donations, there is more to give, more food, more clothes, and a few presents to make sure that everyone has a good holiday. Their mission is to live out God's plan, put an need to poverty, and put an end to discrimination. In 2012 they helped over 31 million people in all. Salvation Army is commissioned by David and Barbara Jeffrey and is an international organization do you be anywhere for help or to give help.(SalvationArmy)

This international problem isn't going to solve itself, luckily we have organizations like the CCHD, Metropolitan Ministries, and Salvation Army to help. The CCHD helps by raising awareness about poverty on talk shows and hosing campaigns. (CCHD)Metropolitan Ministries helps solve the problem of poverty by taking people in and providing basic necessities for them.(MetropolitanMinistries) Finally, Salvation Army helps solve the problem of poverty by collecting donations and helping people in poverty and natural disasters.(SalvationArmy) Be aware about the poverty around you, I know that after I did all of this research I am aware and ready to put two feet of love into action.


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"Catholic Campaign for Human Development." //Catholic Campaign for Human Development //. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. <[]>. I know that this website is legit because it informs us that the Catholic Bishops sponsor it and my teacher recommended it to my class.

"Dictionary." //Dictionary.com //. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. http://dictionary.reference.com/


 * I know that this website is accurate because all dictionaries have the same definitions, just in different words or in a more proper language.

"Interactive Poverty Map | State and County Level Poverty Information." //Poverty USA //. CCHD, n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014. <[]>.
 * Published by Catholic Conference for Human Development

" Metropolitan Ministries!" //Metropolitan Ministries//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. []


 * This is an accurate site because it was created by the organization so it has accurate information about the organization.

"The Salvation Army - Search Results." //The Salvation Army - Search Results//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. []


 * This is an accurate website, I know this because it was created by the organization itself and gives accurate information that can be proven to be correct.

"Two Feet of Love in Action." //Two Feet of Love in Action //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014. <[]>
 * Information provided by the U.S. Catholic Bishops