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On September 16, 2010 the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest poverty statistics showing that poverty levels in the U.S. have reached a 15-year high with one in seven residents now living in poverty or an estimated 44 million people.
This poverty quiz tests the participant’s knowledge about poverty in the U.S. This print-ready quiz includes an answer key and explanations of current poverty facts and figures. Charts showing the current federal poverty guidelines and mimimum wage rates are also included. (Updated 9/08)
37 million, or 12.6 percent of people in the U.S.. live below the poverty line. This resource includes updated facts about poverty in America, and is perfect for a bulletin insert on the issue.
This 3-page reflection, from the book, Opting for the Poor: The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century, by Peter J. Henriot, S.J., describes:
This introductory piece is in popular language and discusses the option for the poor and liberation theology as related to poverty in the U.S.
This resource provides an overview of the social teaching on the Option for the Poor and Vulnerable, one of the basic tenets of CST. This six-page resource can be used to gain background knowlege or can be used as a series of handouts. This resource includes:
This fact sheet/bulletin insert uses information from from Let Justice Roll, the religious initiative for a living wage. It focuses on the idea that one way to reduce poverty for families is to pay parents a decent, living wage.
This activity, reproduced with permission from NETWORK Social Justice Lobby, a Catholic advocacy group, walks through the day of children in the U.S. from the perspective of a child in a low-income family. It includes, CST, a prayer, and discussion questions.
Use this unit for World Environment Day (June 5) or any other environmental day. This new forty-one page unit is full of Catholic Social Teaching, fact sheets, case studies, prayers, interactive materials and more. Use all or parts of this unit to educate others about the connection between poverty and the environment.
This fact sheet describes the situation of the millions of children around the world who are called "street children." The resource is based on the New Internationalist magazine’s April 2005 focus articles on street children.
Compared to other developed countries, the U.S. lags behind in providing assistance to mothers in terms of child care, maternity leave, or financial support for poor families.
Environmental degradation has a magnified affect on the poor. This informative fact sheet includes statistics, a case study, discussion questions, CST, and a prayer.
