HumanDevelopmentTS


 * Reflect on and answer the following questions in an essay:**
 * 1) **What is the poverty rate in your state? In your county? Does this surprise you?**
 * 2) **What are the ways that you show love and walk humbly in your life with God?**
 * 3) **How does CCHD show their work for justice? Why does CCHD believe it is important for local groups or communities to be involved in the issues affecting the daily lives of people living in poverty?**
 * 4) **What is a good example of a charitable organization in your county or state? What do they do? How are they providing charity in your community?**
 * 5) **What is a good example of a social justice organization in your county or state? What do they do to provide social justice to the people they serve?**


 * 1) The poverty rate in my state is 17%. In my county it is 19.1%. This does surprise me because it means that about one in five people in my county is in poverty. I don't usually see that many people in my county that look like they are in poverty. I think this is because I might not notice them or they aren't on the streets.
 * 2) Ways that I show love and walk humbly in my life are that I sometimes give money or food to those less fortunate than I. I also treat others with respect and don't treat the less fortunate different than any other person.
 * 3) CCHD shows their work for justice because they help to pull some people out of the poverty line. They raise money with drives and the help of other people in the community. CCHD believes that it is important for local groups of communities to be involved in the issues affecting daily lives of people living in poverty because they can't pull themselves out of the poverty circle but with the help of the community they can get back on their feet again.
 * 4) A good example of a charitable organization in Hillsborough County is Metropolitan Ministries. They help to collect food for the people who can't afford it themselves. They also give clothes at a very cheap price or for free to those who can't afford it.
 * 5) Metropolitan Ministries is also a good example of a social justice organization because it helps to provide basic necessities for people who can't afford it.


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 * Sources**

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 * "Poverty Map." Poverty USA. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014. **

I know this is a legitimate website because it is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people getting above the poverty line The poverty rate in my state is 17%. In my county it is 19.1%. This does surprise me because it means that about one in five people in my county is in poverty. I don't usually see that many people in my county that look like they are in poverty. I think this is because I might not notice them or they aren't on the streets. I am also surprised that we have such a high poverty percentage because we have a lot of helping and non-profit organizations that are based in our area.


 * Our Services Help Homeless Families Survive Emergencies And Integrate Back Into The Community." Metropolitan Ministries. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.** .

I know this is a legitimate website because it is also a non-profit organization and the only objective of it is to help others / raise awareness of people in need. A good example of a charitable organization in Hillsborough County is Metropolitan Ministries. They help to collect food for the people who can't afford it themselves. They also give clothes at a very cheap price or for free to those who can't afford it. Another big thing that they do is that they raise awareness for the underprivileged people. Their posters and website remind people that there are others out there that don't have the same privileges. Metropolitan Ministries is also a good example of a social justice organization because it helps to provide basic necessities for people who can't afford it. It promotes an environment that establishes social justice. Therefore it is a good example of a social justice organization.

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 * "Catholic Campaign for Human Development." Catholic Campaign for Human Development. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2014.**

I know this is a good website because it is part of an organization that is formed by Catholic Bishops in the United States. CCHD is a domestic anti-poverty organization that is made out of Catholic Bishops in the United States. It stands for Catholic Campaign for Human Development. It is part of USCCB or United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. CCHD helps to end poverty by giving the people stuck inside of the poverty circle a helping hand. CCHD, like Metropolitan Ministries, is an organization that promotes social justice. Social justice is when there is an environment in which everyone gets their due. CCHD will give large amounts of money to people in need.

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 * "Two Feet of Love in Action." Two Feet of Love in Action. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014.**

This is also an article by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops or USCCB and is meant to help end poverty in the United States. The feet that the article is talking about are charity and social justice. Their description of social justice is addressing systemic, root causes of problems that affect many people. Their description of charity or charitable works is short-term, emergency assistance for individuals. Their charitable works are very similar to the corporal works of mercy. The social justice is more complicated than the short term yet still important charitable works. They try help the poor by defending them in matters of political, social, and economic problems. According to the article, "We step with this foot when we work to address the root causes of problems facing our communities by advocating for just public policies and helping to change the social structures that contribute to suffering and injustice at home and around the world." The article also says, "We step with the Charitable Works foot when we work to aid or assist others both locally and globally to meet their immediate, short-term needs. Examples include engaging in direct service or providing food, clothing, shelter, or monetary assistance to help those in need."

I know this is reliable video because it's also part of the USCCB Catholic Campaign for Human Development. I know this is reliable video because it's also part of the USCCB Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
 * Video Sources**
 * "CCHD Videos." CCHD Videos. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.** .
 * "3 Minutes: The Two Feet of Love in Action." DEFAULT_VIRAL. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.** .


 * Essay**

Poverty is a growing problem in our country. The biggest problem with poverty is that it snowball. Once you're stuck in the circle of poverty (a figurative circle that describes once parents are too poor to give their child proper education. The child then can't get a good job and he cant provide for his children. This "circle" goes on and on until some third party can help them. Every generation there are more and more people that are caught in this circle) only the generosity of the community can help you escape from poverty. The poverty in my county is 19.1% and in my state it is 17%. This means that, in my county, about one in every five people are living in poverty. I find this fact highly surprising because I would have never imagined that so many people are living in poverty. I think that poverty can never be completely removed from our pecuniary society. There will always be a group of people that are making a substantial amount more than another group. In other words, there will always be a high, middle, and lower class. Even though poverty will always be a part of society it can be helped. The rate of poverty can be lowered by gracious acts of the society.

CCHD stands for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. It is part of the USCCB which stands for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. CCHD shows their work for justice because they help to pull some people out of the poverty line. They raise money with drives and the help of other people in the community. CCHD believes that it is important for local groups of communities to be involved in the issues affecting daily lives of people living in poverty because they can't pull themselves out of the poverty circle but with the help of the community they can get back on their feet again. One of the main articles that the CCHD has written is "Two Feet in Action". The feet that the article is talking about are charity and social justice. Their description of social justice is addressing systemic, root causes of problems that affect many people. Their description of charity or charitable works is short-term, emergency assistance for individuals. Their charitable works are very similar to the corporal works of mercy. The social justice is more complicated than the short term yet still important charitable works. They try help the poor by defending them in matters of political, social, and economic problems. According to the article, "We step with this foot when we work to address the root causes of problems facing our communities by advocating for just public policies and helping to change the social structures that contribute to suffering and injustice at home and around the world." The article also says, "We step with the Charitable Works foot when we work to aid or assist others both locally and globally to meet their immediate, short-term needs. Examples include engaging in direct service or providing food, clothing, shelter, or monetary assistance to help those in need."

A good example of a charitable organization in Hillsborough County is Metropolitan Ministries. They help to collect food for the people who can't afford it themselves. They also give clothes at a very cheap price or for free to those who can't afford it. Another big thing that they do is that they raise awareness for the underprivileged people. Their posters and website remind people that there are others out there that don't have the same privileges. One of the biggest effects that Metropolitan Ministries has caused is that they have removed a large amount of people from the circle of poverty. I helped at their warehouse last year and I personally got to see the massive amounts of food that they receive from the community. This is why I was so surprised when I found out that we had such a high poverty rate. In the Tampa Bay Area, we have many different charity organizations such as Metropolitan Ministries that donate great amounts of clothes and food. I would think that our poverty rate would be one of the lowest in the country but in reality we have a very high poverty rate. This fact just proves how much of a problem poverty is in our society.

My good example of a social justice organization in my county is also Metropolitan Ministries. It is a social justice organization because it sets up conditions where everyone gets what they need to live. What they do is the literal definition of social justice. They give people food and shelter, and clothes for job interviews so they can support themselves. Because of this, People can then be independent economically and more stable emotionally. When a third party like Metropolitan Ministries helps someone in poverty they release that family from the deadly circle of poverty. Another act of social justice that Metropolitan Ministries does that helps to classify them as a social justice organization, Is that they donate large amounts of money to other ministries

Ways that I can help the growing problem of poverty is to donate monetary donations to Metropolitan Ministries. I can also donate food and canned goods to the organizations like Metropolitan Ministries. By doing this I can be part of the generous community that is needed to help end poverty. Another way I can help the growing problem of poverty is to encourage other people to donate money and food to charitable organizations. These are the ways that I walk humbly with God or in other words, what I do to help the problem of poverty.