Youth Against Poverty- O.h.

Youth Against Poverty: Ohio Chapter
This is a place for those people who are willing to make a difference in the fight against poverty.
Updates will be made frequently for those who are interested in helping and/or attending any events involving Y.A.P in the Ohio area.
If you would like to/are planning to organize an event, please send a message so that I can post it on the site/help promote!
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If you are interested in planning an event and need some help with information or set up-!
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If you would like to help with an event- Help is ALWAYS appriciated.
www.youthagainstpoverty.com
www.myspace.com/YAPOHIO

Youth Against Poverty is not based on faith.
Youth Against Poverty is a organization focused on spreading awareness of child poverty. We hope that the younger generation will understand the need of eradicating child poverty globally and do their part in the fight to end it.
Many teens have preconceived thoughts of people in poverty and how charities use their money for them - "They are all drug addicts", "They had a choice", "The money doesn't go to them, "Who cares, it's not me". Our goal is to change those thoughts and ideas by educating them about what is really happening. They will understand exactly how children in poverty are living and what they - as young people can do about it."Lend your voice to make a difference" is the motto of our organization. We believe young people who are motivated will use their energies and resources to spread the word around. Each of our voices can be a powerful and useful weapon against child poverty. They will be able to challenge their peer group and others by speaking to them about child poverty and help them to join in the fight against it. Young people can also get involved with different activities to help in the fight.
Did you know?
Absolute poverty refers to the level of resources needed to sustain physical survival.
Relative poverty is defined in relation to the standards of living in a society at a particular time.
30,000 children die each day due to poverty
400 million children, one in five, have no access to safe water. Meanwhile, unsafe water and sanitation cause about 4,000 child deaths per day.
600 million children live in absolute poverty.
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While people are spending $100 on a pair of jeans, $25 on a video game or $13 on DVD’s, there are over 1.5 billion children around the world who are trying to survive on less than $1 a day.