Human+Development+Essay+BG15

**Essay:**
Mom look at that man sleeping in the bushes! This is a common sight because of a worldwide problem called poverty. Poverty is the state of condition of being very poor. Some people are in poverty so badly they have to bath, drink, and do their business in the same water source. There are organization or groups all over the world that work to stop poverty and help the people in it. Some examples are Metropolitan Ministries, YWCA, and CCHD. Poverty is a problem that is sweeping the globe. It needs to stop.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is or CCHD is a group located in United States that is run by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The CCHD's mission or purpose is to educate people on poverty and its causes. This helps the people who are poor and scared to act and speak for themselves. This organization helps the people in poverty and the people not in poverty to help the people in it. This helps the people not in poverty be servants of God by going out and showing what Catholic Social Teaching really means (Who We Are). The organization provides the Church with concrete ways to live out the love of God and your neighbor. The organization has provided over 9,000 grants nationwide and has donated grants to over 200 organizations (Poverty USA). The success rate of this organization is great since they have had grants sent to organizations every year since 2004. The CCHD receives this money through collections reserved by the diocese. This is all the information I could muster up about the CCHD. Now it's time for information on Metropolitan Ministries and the YWCA.

Metropolitan Ministries is an charity organization that works in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, and Pasco County. It is run by Tim Marks, Rev. Morris E. Hintzman, Ken Marinik, Brian Evjen, and Christine Long who have all been working there for 10 or more years. The mission for Metropolitan Ministries is to help people in poverty jump back on their feet and support them as much as possible for the road ahead. This organization offers a huge amount of services, such as: food, housing, life skills, resources, and even hugs, but the number one service they give is hope. They give hope to people who have nothing and allow them to have the hope that someday they won't be haunted by poverty. Metropolitan Ministries serves about 25,000 people in their community every year. Every year all new faces come and the old ones go. This shows in their success rate. They have 1,632,803 meals served, 97% of families remained self-sufficient, and 75% maintained or increased their income through employment, and they get the money to do this all through donations. This is a great organization, but it's not the last one I'll be talking about today. The last one is the YWCA (We Are Metropolitan Ministries).

The YWCA is a social justice group that is established in all parts of the world. It is run by a Board of Directors made up of 8 women, and they are Mary Wyatt Allen, Roslyn Graham, Joan Steelman, Rebecca Armacost**,** Maria Rawls, Shameka Jones, Wilma Norton, and Nonieka Forte. They're mission is to eliminate racism and empower women's right. When they say this they mean all age groups to join and to help. They provide many services such as: support teen pregnancy, educating people on how to prevent teen pregnancy from happening, child care, and housing homeless families. Also they hold events such as the Stand Against Racism candlelight vigil and a Week Without Violence. They serve around 17,000 people per year in each county. The group's success rate is good because the children in their child care centers scored a 100% on the VPK or Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program. The VPK is the strongest indicator that the kids they take care of are ready for Kindergarten, and they get their money from donations ( Institute for Social Justice).

That's all I have found on these groups or organizations. The one greatest thing they have in common is they all provide hope for the people that have none. That to me is the best thing that you can give to someone in poverty, and these people do it well. Poverty need ot stop, so what are you going to do about it?

**Works Cited:**
"Institute for Social Justice." //- YWCA//. YWCA Tampa Bay, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .   Interactive Poverty Map | State and County Level Poverty Information."Poverty Map. CCHD, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is a good source because it is made by the institute that the website is about and that it is only about the institute without a whole bunch of pop-up ads.
 * This is a valid source because it is published bt by the CCHD

"Poverty Map." Poverty Map. CCHD, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is a valid source because it is published bt by the CCHD

"Poverty USA | What Is Poverty? | Where Is the Poverty Line? | Who Is Poor?" Poverty USA. CCHD, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is a valid source because it is published by the CCHD.

"We Are Metropolitan Ministries!" Metropolitan Ministries. Metropolitan Ministries, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is a valid source because the website was made by the organization that it is about.

"Who We Are." Who We Are. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. .
 * This is a valid source because it is written by the bishops of the Catholic church.



