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Walking Humbly with God

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 * 1) What is the poverty rate in your state? In your county? Does this surprise you?
 * 2) What are the ways that you show love and walk humbly in your life with God?
 * 3) How does CCHD show their work for justice? Why does CCHD believe it is important for local groups or communities to be involved in the issues affecting the daily lives of people living in poverty?
 * 4) What is a good example of a charitable organization in your county or state? What do they do? How are they providing charity in your community?
 * 5) What is a good example of a social justice organization in your county or state? What do they do to provide social justice to the people they server?

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

(1) The poverty rate in Florida is 15-17%, while Hillsborough's county rate is 19.1. This does not surprise me because, we who pass by the homeless, leave them out there to starve, freeze, and smell This is all because we don't want to take the time to stop our car and give them a blanket, or give them some money, even some clothes. Let's say you don't trust them with money, maybe it's because you're afraid they'll just spend it on drugs and alcohol. If that's the case then give them so old clothes, some nonperishable food, and a water bottle. Unfortunately because we are not doing this, this is called "Oppression of the Poor".

(3) The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is a great resource to go for those struggling. It has an anti-poverty program to decrease the poverty of Florida and Hillsborough. They believe in Jesus and want to carry out the message of our Lord Jesus Christ... "to bring good news to the poor, release to captives, sight to the blind, and let the oppressed go free." (Luke 4:18). They help low income people to get back on their feet and help them support their kids and keep a stable environment for them. What's really clever is they have something like a motto that's catchy which is "we offer a hand not a hand out". What it means by that is they want you to make the effort to try and they'll help you start off and after that they want you to do the rest and try your best.

(4) A charitable organization would be Metropolitan Ministries. It's not even funny how many families they've helped to get back on their feet. Metropolitan ministries donates money for many things such as paying rent for those who lived in the Emergency Care Center (E.C.C).The emergency care center is when families go to the main office, explain their story and the administrator decide if they're eligible or not to be in their program. If they're eligible that same day they will be drug tested and they will get a room. If they have children, the people working in that pod will hand them pajamas. They will also supply you with toiletries. In the room, they have two bunk beds with pillows, a window, comforters, a bathroom with a shower and a shower curtain. They have dressers and a wardrobe closet. Now there are two types of programs and the differences are the E.C.C program is only three months. By the second month they want you to start applying for jobs if you already haven't had a chance yet. The other program is usually for moms really young with a few kids. You stay there for six months. In this program they provide you with parenting classes and other classes such as bonding time with your kids. Out of the six months they don't want you working for the first three months.

(5) A social justice organization would be Salvation aArmy. Salvation Army is a social justice organization because it gives those who come in another opportunity to change their lives around. It helps them get back on their feet and basically start a new life. Salvation Army gives you money to help start you off with transportation and housing.

(2) Ways that I show love and walk humbly with God are, I give money to those asking on the streets and I donate money to hospitals and other organizations all around. I even donate food to the hungry animals and I buy clothes, blankets, and treats for them. I always do the best I can to make sure other children feel the same warmth and comfort as I do. I want the children to be as well fed as I am and have that hope that one day they'll have a family. Another way I show my love is when I have a garage sale, I put aside a separate pile just for the kids who go without many clothes. This year i'm going to do something different, I am going to make a whole bunch of goodies and sell them, then with the money I have, i'll donate to charity.

Works Cited:
 * Catholic Campaign for Human Development." Catholic Campaign for Human Development. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <[]>.
 * Hope, Help and Life Change: Helping the Homeless in Tampa and Greater Hillsborough County." Metropolitan Ministries. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <[]>.
 * Poverty." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Dec. 2014. Web. 11 Oct. 2014. <[]>.
 * About Us - The Salvation Army - Tampa." The Salvation Army Tampa. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014. <[]>.