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Essay:

Have you ever seen people on the street? With no money or shelter? This is how 12.4% of people in Florida are living. These 12.4% of people are living below the poverty line. About 17 percent of these people living below the poverty line are classified as poor. In Hillsborough County the poverty rate is 19.1 percent.This does not surprise me actually because I see so many homeless people and people asking for money on the street.(Florida's poverty rate)

My family and I donate items we do not need to goodwill. By doing this we help these people who are below the poverty line. We also donate money and clothes to other organizations that help people. Goodwill is an organization where people donate things like clothes and toys to them. Then they take it and give it to different places that support people who have nothing. Then what ever they do not give away they sell and use the money for their organization. They also use the things that they receive from donations for the shelter homes and retail stores they have. Goodwill is located all around the United States.(Goodwill)

CCHD shows their work for social justice by caring for the poor and helping people get out of poverty. They show that even though people can't provide for themselves, they can go to places for help. CCHD believes that it is important for local groups or communities to be involved in issues affecting the lives of people living in poverty because they raise money to help these people. By doing this the economy becomes stronger because more people are not living in poverty.(Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Metropolitan Ministries is an organization I donate to and help at in my state. They collect items, like Goodwill, and use them to shelter the homeless. They have a local organization where they have soup kitchens, a place where the homeless can get clothes, and even a day care. They keep people off the streets and also keep them healthy. During the winter when it gets cold they give people blankets and hot food. People from anywhere can come to Metropolitan Ministries and volunteer to help. They provide the opportunity to serve food, organize clothes, make carepackages and stuff of that nature for homeless and less fortunate people.(Metropolitan Ministries)

Hungry for Justice is a social justice organization in which farmers grow food. They then use this food and sell it like a grocery store. The crops they grow are organic which means no chemicals are used when they grow them. The foods are sold at prices which are reasonable to buy. With their money they also buy more things for their place. They would use their money on materials for growing crops, making their stock larger, and getting a better staff.(F.O.G)

=Works Cited: Note:= " A Creative Workshop to Build a Miami Where All People Can Thrive." //Florida Legal Services, Miami, FL//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
 * I know this source is valid because Florida Legal is a website which states real information. It is also a .org website. http://www.floridalegal.org/cjp/

Florida's Poverty Rate Ranks No. 34 in Nation - Orlando Business Journal." Widgets RSS. Orlando News, n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. []
 * I know this is a valid source of information because it is a business journal from Orlando.

"Goodwill Industries International, Inc." Goodwill Industries International, Inc. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. []
 * I know this is a valid source because it is a very well known organization that helps people in need.

"Social Justice - Florida Organic Growers." Florida Organic Growers. F.O.G, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. []
 * I know this is a valid source of information because the people who founded this organization made a website. They help others by growing crops and food.

"United States Conference of Catholic Bishops." United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2014. []
 * I know this is a valid source of information because it is the official website for CCHD and our essay is on CCHD.

"We Are Metropolitan Ministries!" Metropolitan Ministries. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. []
 * I know this is a valid source of information because it is a very know organization that also helps people in need by the use of volunteers.