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Essay- What is it like to live in poverty? Of course, none of us would know because we are standing here today. Poverty is defined as the state of being extremely poor. People living in poverty don't have enough money to buy food, water, clothes, housing, education, or really any basic need to survive properly. It is very hard to understand what it is like to live in poverty because we are all very blessed. We all need to help people in poverty by donating anything that would be helpful to poverty life. The poverty rate in Florida is an astonishing number of 23%, the Tampa poverty rate is 21-23%, and the Hillsborough County poverty rate is 19%. (Poverty Map) This is only in the state of Florida, imagine somewhere else that does not have what we have.

CCHD stands for, "The Catholic Campaign for Human Development." The CCHD's mission is to end poverty in the US. It helps all people around America to have better lives or to have better materials. CCHD is run by the Catholic Bishops and their director is, Ralph McCloud. The CCHD is located in Washington, DC and is funded by donations. CCHD is a great organization because it is a non-profit organization that helps to end poverty. (Two Feet of Love in Action)

A charitable organization that I chose is the Locks of Love organization. Locks of Love helps kids 21 and under that are suffering with long term medical hair loss. They make wigs out of donated hair, that have been disinfected, and give them out to the kids that need them. LOL is a non-profit organization that uses donated money and donated hair to make the wigs and hair pieces. LOL is located in West Palm Beach, FL. (What is Locks of Love?)

The social justice organization I chose is NAACP. NAACP stands for, "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." The NAACP helps colored people all around the world to p rotect the political, educational, social, and economic equality rights. They try to eliminate race- based discrimination and make a society where people can live equally and live without discrimination. NAACP is funded my financial donations and is located in Tallahassee, FL. (NAACP)

I walk humbly and show my love for God in many different ways. I donate money in Church to the charity that they donate to, I give food cans during the Food Drive, I give away clothes to Goodwill, I donate food during the Pet Food Drive, and I donate anything I can when I see an opportunity. At school, I participate in donating toys during the toy drive, shoes to the Dominican Republic, and working at Metropolitan Ministries. My parents always told me I am very blessed and that I should give others things that I have and the less-fortunate don't. Ever since I was little, I've always donated old clothes. Now, I donate more things, such as money and food to organizations. Everyone should donate; the smallest thing to you, could be the biggest difference to someone else.

"Catholic Campaign for Human Development." Catholic Campaign for Human Development. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
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 * Published by Catholic Conference for Human Development

"Interactive Poverty Map | State and County Level Poverty Information."Poverty USA. CCHD, n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014. <[]>. > "Two Feet of Love in Action." Two Feet of Love in Action. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014. <[]>
 * Published by Catholic Conference for Human Development
 * Recommended by a teacher and it is
 * Website that helps stop poverty
 * Apart of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
 * Information provided by the U.S. Catholic Bishops
 * Recommended by a teacher
 * Main website of a popular organization that helps poverty around the world

"NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People."NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014. .
 * Founded in 1909
 * Well-known organization

"WHAT IS LOCKS OF LOVE?" Locks of Love Helps Disadvantaged Children Suffering from Medical Hair Loss. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2014. .
 * Non profit and well known organization
 * At the bottom they have sponsors; Charity Navigator, Independent Charities of America, and the Acceredited Charity