The learners analyze why nonprofit organizations are needed, especially when for-profit and governmental institutions do some of the same work. They investigate a local nonprofit that works to alleviate poverty in the community and describe the importance of philanthropy in the community....
Students learn how poverty and hunger are related....
Students explore how charity and philanthropy address hunger and poverty....
Students explore the effects of hunger and its role in the lives of children.
Students will research a food program and write an essay.
What is a famine and what are its effects? Students read and write an "interior monologue" response....
To help students understand the challenges of feeding a family a healthy meal on a limited budget.
Learners will define poverty by listing its characteristics and effects. They will identify organizations which serve those who are in poverty. They will analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and determine whether poverty is a violation of the document’s principles.
Students will be engaged in reflections of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination related to socio-economic status. From a cognitive and affective perspective, students will be involved with activities to assist them in developing sensitivity to working in direct service projects with...
Using texts and experiential learning experiences, this lesson emphasizes the reasons why giving tzedakah, or charity, is a fundamental concept in Judaism.