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Every day we are approached by people in poverty, the less fortunate asking for money on the streets. Poverty is a world-wide problem, one that involves a lack in financial stability. The rate in Florida is 17, and Hillsborough County's rate is 19.1 (Poverty Map, Poverty USA). Poverty is just one of the many problems that needs global help, and these are a few organizations that are doing the best they can to put and end to it and believe the same thing as me: God didn't create problems until He gave us a solution. He wants us to do everything we can to stop it, as stated in Proverbs 31:9: "Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the case of the poor and the needy." (Bible Verses)

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is an organization run by U.S. catholic bishops, helping those in poverty and in need of social justice. Their goal is to carry out the mission of Christ, which is stated in Luke 4:18: "to bring good news to the poor, release to captives, sight to the blind, and let the oppressed go free." Based in the U.S., the CCHD gives 9,000 grants to over 200 charitable organizations throughout the nation. They assist everyone, locally and globally, to meet their immediate short term needs, including but not limited to providing food, clothing, financial assistance, or shelter in order to improve the lives of those in poverty. They are putting into effect the Two Feet of Love in Action, which are charitable works and social justice. By doing this,they are making the quality and perspective of life of those in poverty better beyond imagination. (Two Feet of Love in Action)

Metropolitan Ministries is the first organization that comes to people's minds when they think of a charitable organization in our area. Run by President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Marks, Metropolitan Ministries provides services on all levels to those who are struggling through poverty. They provide food, housing, life skills, resources, and developmental services for children. Located in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties, they do everything in their ability to give hope to the less fortunate in poverty. Volunteers are warmly welcomed to give people with more opportunities a look on how life for the less fortunate is. In the end, Metropolitan Ministries doesn't only help people survive in poverty; they give them the tools they need to get out of and thrive once they break free of poverty. (Hope, Help, and Life)

While Metropolitan Ministries is a very well known charitable organization, you might not recognize this social justice organization. The Moses House, run by President Harold Richardson, is a non-profit social justice organization, driven by their desire to improve the quality of the lives of children and youth in poor, unfortunate conditions in Sulphur Springs, Tampa, Florida. They inspire those needing social justice through art-based learning and other ways that let the people in poverty get involved in their own journeys though recovery, like appreciating their heritage. By doing this, they have a higher opinion of who they are, building up their drive to recover and strive to get out of poverty. (About Moses House)

Poverty is honestly something I wish didn't exist because people, as equal children of God, don't get the opportunities they deserve if they are in poverty. Poverty is a globally growing problem involving financial instability with people dying due to lack of daily needs. I'm sure that I can't possibly be the only person who feels horrible for those who don't have a fraction of the things we have, while we're going to school and living comfortable lives in our homes and clean clothes. Overall, I will do everything I can to help stop poverty, and I know I can have faith in the organizations that think the same as me.

= Works Cited =

"About." Moses House. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This source is the official website of the Moses House and it gives a descriptive history that no one would bother to make up

"Hope, Help and Life Change: Helping the Homeless in Tampa and Greater Hillsborough County." //Metropolitan Ministries//. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. .  "Poverty Map." N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is the official website of Metropolitan Ministries, which is well known and respected
 * It was published by the CCHD

"Poverty USA | What Is Poverty? | Where Is the Poverty Line? | Who Is Poor?" //Poverty USA//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. . 
 * This was published by the CCHD

"Two Feet of Love in Action." Two Feet of Love in Action. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * It is run by a national committee of catholic bishops

"Bible Verses About Social Justice." //BIBLE VERSES ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE //. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is the official website of the King James Bible, listing verses taken word for word from the Bible and showing where they were found