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Youth Against Poverty: Connecticut

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About Me

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.
www.youthagainstpoverty.org
www.groups.myspace.com/youthagainstpoverty
YOUTH AGAINST POVERTY IS NOT BASED ON RELIGION OR FAITH
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My Interests

Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not being able to go to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom.

I'd like to meet:

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE FACTS OF POVERTY

Music:

If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people,
with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States.
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
1 would own a computer

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Heroes:

to everyone who is out there spreading the word. you are making a diffrence

My Blog

Fact's Poverty in the US

..> There are more than 73 million children in the United States. 40%29.2 millionlive in low-income families. 18%13.5 millionlive in poor families. (National CenPoverty) areter for Children in&n...
Posted by Youth Against Poverty: Connecticut on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:56:00 PST

LEARN THE FACTS: Global

..>..>..> ..> Over 100 million children are growing up today without an education. More than 43 million of these children are living in countries affected by armed conflict, where little is being do...
Posted by Youth Against Poverty: Connecticut on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:49:00 PST

GoodSearch

GoodSearch.com GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users. It's a simple and compelling concept. You use GoodSerach exa...
Posted by Youth Against Poverty: Connecticut on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:46:00 PST

Post a banner on your myspace page!

Post a banner on your MySpace page! You can help support Youth Against Poverty by posting one of the following banners and/or videos onto your MySpace page!Copy and paste the code onto your page. Cop...
Posted by Youth Against Poverty: Connecticut on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:44:00 PST