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Answer these questions. Write down your reaction to this photo – whatever comes to your mind first. Answer these questions. Describe what you think of when you hear people mention the homeless. What specific, daily problems must a homeless family solve? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Answer these questions
Write down your reaction to this photo – whatever comes to your mind first
Describe what you think of when you hear people mention the homeless.
What specific, daily problems must a homeless family solve?
Is there homelessness in our community? How do you know?
Have you ever done anything to help homeless people? Explain.
What programs are available to homeless people?
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How Much Do You (really) Know About Poverty?
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How Much Do You (really) Know About
Poverty? need $18.44 per hour more than double the
federal minimum wage two-bedroom apartment
How Much Do You (really) Know About
Poverty? received about $9 per day
to meet their hunger and nutrition needs
How Much Do You (really) Know About
Poverty? A single parent of two
preschool age children living in Dallas Needs annual wage of
$45,782 Needs an hourly wage of $22 poverty line only $22,050 for a
family of four.
Who receives government benefits..
Who receives government benefits..
Who receives government benefits..
Who receives government benefits..
Who receives government benefits..
Who receives government benefits..
Could you survive in poverty?
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Middle class Wealth
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Reading Assignment #1
• Pages 3-41• “A Woman on the Street”/”The Desert”
• Answer study guide questions 1-19
• Study vocabularyHoisted, fretted, antiseptic, edible, harebrained, addled, embankment, sashayed, creosote, pigeonholed