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Essay Did you know that the poverty rate in Florida is 17%? Also, the poverty rate in Hillsborough County is 19-21% (Poverty USA). This news surprised me because that means about 2 out every ten people in Florida are in poverty, and that is a lot of people. These statistics also surprised me because I do not see that much poverty on the streets, here in Hillsborough County. This essay will be about how I help people in poverty, organizations that help people in need here in Florida, and how you can easily help people in need.

A social justice organization that helps people in poverty a lot is CCHD. CCHD stands for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Unlike a charity CCHD does not only give the people food but it helps them make life changing decisions. These decisions can get the people a well paying job in the future. If the people get a job they can be brought out of poverty and have a stable life again. This is the main reason that CCHD is such a good organization.It is run by the United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops, it is also funded and supported from this group. They are a nation wide group with offices and members all over the USA. They have been given 214 grants totaling $7,460,500.00.(Catholic Campaign For Human Development)

A really good charitable organization right here in Tampa, Florida is the Shriners’ Children’s Hospital. It is completely dedicated to giving top notch pediatric care. The organization treats kids regardless of their race, background, or how they look. They also will give kids the best treatment they have even if the family cannot pay. The Shriner’s hospital specializes in musculoskeletal treatment and burn treatment. In 1997 23,000 people were admitted into shriners hospitals across the US, 239,000 more people received outpatient care. It is run by Shriners international, and is funded by the members and charitable donations. The survival of patients with less than 90% percent burn coverage is almost 100%. The Shriners Hospital also features success stories about individual patients on their websites and in their magazine.(Shriners Hospital for Children)

A social justice organization in Florida is the Footprint to Success Clubhouse.It is located in pompano beach Florida. It is a clubhouse that is sustained by mentally ill people. Now at first that might seem cruel to the mentally ill people, but they are only given simple tasks for maintaining small things. This helps them because by learning these basic skills they can get the training to get a paying job. The mentally ill people are all supposed to follow certain time schedules. The idea was even based on input from the mentally ill people.It is run by Sandra Roberts who founded the organization in 2010.It is mainly funded by donations. It is part of a larger organization with 330 clubhouse, in 33 countries with a total of about 100,000 members each year. many of these members successfully learn skills and are actually able to make friends at these clubhouses.(Foot Print To Success Clubhouse)

Even the smallest efforts can help people in need. I can walk with God and help other people by donating when my school hosts fundraisers for charities. I also help out during our annual field trip to Metropolitan Ministries, where we work as volunteers for a day. You can walk with God and help other people by doing small things like donating, volunteering, or even something as simple as giving a homeless guy on the street some food. These organizations I listed are just some of the many good organizations that helps people in need. Together we can all stop poverty.


 * Sources**

"Catholic Campaign for Human Development." //Catholic Campaign for Human Development //. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014 [|C.C.H.D.]
 * The site has the registered trademark of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

.” //Foot Print To Success Clubhouse // N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2014 [|Foot Print To Success]


 * The site is the official website for the Foot Print to Success Clubhouse.

http/:www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-map-county/ [|Poverty Map]
 * The site is sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

“Page Footer” //Shriners Hospitals for Children// N.p.,n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014 [|Shriners Hospital - Tampa]
 * The website is the official website for the Shriners Children's Hospital in Tampa.

"Poverty USA | What Is Poverty? | Where Is the Poverty Line? | Who Is Poor?" N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. [|Poverty USA]
 * The site is sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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