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A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Poverty in America

Do you really understand the economic crisis in America?  This webcast by Andrew Sears, TechMission's Executive Director, provides a beginner's guide to understanding poverty in America and what can be done about it. Please forward this to friends who might want to learn about poverty and social justice.

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Course 412 - Counseling Foundations

Course 412 - Counseling Foundations (3 credits) (Focuses on various aspects of counseling theory, human development and the core counseling functions.)

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Scriptural Teachings on the Poor by Maurice Vanderberg

This document describes how we as Christians should minister to the poor. 

Bound to looms by poverty and fear, boys in India make a few men rich

Gargan, E.A. (1992, July 9). Bound to looms by poverty and fear, boys in India make a few men rich. The New York Times, A8.

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Effect of Neighborhood Poverty on School and Behavior

Dyson, Lily L., Geoffrey Hett, and Kristin Blair. "The Effect of Neighborhood Poverty on School Achievement and Behavior:  A Study of Children in a Low-Income Neighborhood School in Canada." CONNECTIONS  (2003): 191-99.

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Helping street children in Latin America

 

A U.K. program working to promote the plight of the street children in Latin America and support projects that seek end their suffering.

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Podcasts

Compassion International Child Advocacy Podcast: Free MP3s

 This podcast contains a wide variety of powerful audio and video messages from Compassion about God's heart for children in poverty and our responsibility to speak up on their behalf.

Volunteer Opportunities: Poverty

Título Organization Name City, State/Country
Summer Urban Outreach Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
Urban Encounter Weekends Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
Spring Break Urban Encounter Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
Summer Intern Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
Summer Intern Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
NYC Internship Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
NYC Internship Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
NYC Internship Priority 1 Ministries
Bronx, NY
United States
Short term mission trip to Albany, GA Global Outreach
Albany, GA
United States
City Vision Intern- Kitchen/Shelter Asst Intern City Vision
Joliet, IL
United States
Title Organization Name
Friends of Rohi Foundation ROHI FOUNDATION
Fundraiser, Grant writing LuPaul Human Development Agency
Fundraising & Grant Writing Hope House
Prayer Warriors UMBRELLA FROM WOMAN TO WOMAN
We food for the AIDS Orphans Uganda Orphan Aid Trust
Sponsor a food drive The Salvation Army
Help Raise Funds To Help Children The Hope Movement
Grant proposal writer Agents for Christ
Fundraising consultant Mwitethia Self Help Group
Fundraising Disciple Meet Me Under the Bridge
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Audio: Poverty