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Cause: Homelessness and Poverty

  • Education Inequalities
    Education Inequalities

    Education Inequalities

    Three quarters of U.S. schools need repairs and renovations.
  • Global Health
    Global Health

    Global Health

    One billion people in the world do not have access to healthcare.
  • Global Poverty
    Global Poverty

    Global Poverty

    Over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day.
  • Homelessness
    Homelessness

    Homelessness

    1 out of 3 homeless people are under the age of 18.
  • Hunger
    Hunger

    Hunger

    25,000 people die every day from hunger.
  • Labor Rights
    Labor Rights

    Labor Rights

    120 million children work full-time to help support their families.
  • Millennium Dev Goals
    Millennium Dev Goals

    Millennium Dev Goals

    Many countries spend more on debt services than on social services.

Global Poverty

Over 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day.

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Food drive
Action Tips: 11 Foods to Request for Your Drive
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Action Tips: Best Ways to Share Hunger Facts Online
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How To: Lead an Activity about Lack of Water Abroad
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Action Tips: Hosting an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet
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Resources

  • grain 11 Facts About Famine
  • sneakers 5 Things Low-Income Families Need (That You Don't Realize)
  • Children sad in dirt Background on Poverty
  • Free Trade vs. Fair Trade
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