Digital History
Digital History: The Great Society and the Drive for Black Equality
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's vision for the Great Society. See how the programs instituted were focused on lifting the poor from poverty, especially African Americans. Included were laws to increase civil rights and voting...
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Learning for Justice
A website aimed at teachers, parents, and students on ways to combat hateful words and actions. Teaching kids about tolerance is part of many curriculum units across many grades; this site has separate sections tailored to grade specific...
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: Create a Directory of Local Social Services for Youth
Students will research and understand the opportunities available to children in their community after exploring the poverty, exploitation, hunger and more of children living in India. Video and discussion questions pair with a learning...
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Cuso
CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...
Oxfam
Oxfam Canada
Oxfam Canada looks to rid the world of poverty and injustice. Their official website outlines their history and their mission.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Economics U$a: 21st Century Edition
A micro and macroeconomics course for 21st century learners. 28 half-hour videos sessions with text and guides regarding markets, firms, supply and demand, perfect competition and inelastic demand, economic efficiency, monopolies,...
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Miniature Earth: Comparative Demographics Worldwide
Miniature Earth reduces the world's population to 100 to underscore the dramatic differences in wealth, age, faith, education, environment, and health among people who live on this planet. An excellent apply-what-you-know site for...
Columbia University
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Bringing people together to discuss Earth's environmental problems, The Earth Institute addresses climate change, environmental degradation, poverty, disease, and sustainable use of resources.
World Food Programme
Wfp: World Food Programme
WFP is a United Nations organization whose mission is to eradicate global hunger and poverty. Their primary beneficiaries are victims of natural disasters, displaced people, the world's hungry poor, and women.
Curated OER
Child Poverty Rates Across the States, 2005
A nice fact-sheet that gives the basic facts regarding children in American who are living at poverty levels or below. The numbers of children in poverty appear to be increasing to almost 13 million. The sheet identifies which ethnic...
Curated OER
Child Poverty Rates Across the States, 2005
A nice fact-sheet that gives the basic facts regarding children in American who are living at poverty levels or below. The numbers of children in poverty appear to be increasing to almost 13 million. The sheet identifies which ethnic...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana: Poverty Point
An image of Poverty Point.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Hunger in the World
A great series of interactive lessons for students to examine world hunger in a visual, easy-to-understand way.
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International Medical Corps
The International Medical Corps is a humaritarian, non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving world suffering by providing health care training and relief.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Ghana
Follow a group of CARE youth ambassadors on their mission to Ghana, as they both learn about the country and provide help in ongoing CARE efforts in Ghana.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Mali
Learn about the African nation, Mali and the ongoing humantitarian projects of the CARE organization in the country.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Honduras
Learn about the Central American nation of Honduras as well as the ongoing humanitarian aid projects in the country being fulfiled by the organization CARE.
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Salvation Army International
International Christian organization that helps meet the human needs of people who are impoverished.
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Adra
ADRA is a organization associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its mission is to help improve the quality of life for those in developing countries.
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Feeding America
At the online home of one of the largest hunger-relief agencies in America, find extensive reporting and analysis of the problem of hunger in the United States, along with information about its network of food banks, a quiz to test...
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Feed the Children
International humanitarian organization whose mission is "to provide desperately needed food and necessities to meet immediate needs".
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Action Against Hunger: Acf Usa
Non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives by "eliminating hunger through prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of conflict, war and natural disaster".
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Air Serv International
Non-profit transportation organization that flies relief agencies around the world where humanitarian aid is needed.
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Care
Home page for CARE, the global help agency. Page lists current crisis areas around the world.
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