On March 8th, our group spoke to one of the members at Campaign for Educational Equity named Jessica Wolff. The Campaign for Educational Equity is an organization that helps impoverished children to get the same/equal services as more privileged children. Jessica says that “this country does public education pretty well, but where our country serves…
Child Poverty: Break the Cycle
Hello people who are viewing our blog! We are a group of eighth graders at LREI: Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School. The Child Poverty group and 36 other students in our grade are going off into the world to work on behalf of human rights. Child Poverty affects so many people around our country and the world! This topic is very important because there are so many children who can’t afford proper education and don’t have the best health.
Volunteering at Coalition for the Homeless Food Van
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On March 7th, the Child Poverty had the amazing opportunity to go volunteer with the Coalition for the Homeless van program. Coalition for the Homeless sends multiple vans to all five boroughs to give out food to people living in poverty who can’t afford to buy meals. These trucks are full of soups, oranges, milk,…
An Interview with Bonnie Greaves
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On March 6th, my group and I talked to a woman named Bonnie Greaves who is a volunteer at the Citizens’ Committee for Children. This organization’s goal is to “educate and mobilize New Yorkers to make the city a better place for children”. This organization doesn’t help children directly, but they promote solutions to make…
Volunteer Work at Room To Grow
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On February 23, the Child Poverty Group had the opportunity to volunteer at an amazing organization called Room to Grow. Room to Grow is an organization that provides clothing (from sizes 0 months to 5 years) and toys to families who can’t afford to buy them. Multiple families depend on Room to Grow to help…
Playing Squash At Street Squash!
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On February 22nd, my group and I went to Street Squash an organization that tutors and teaches squash to children from 6th to 12th grade. My group sat in on a sixth grade class to see how it worked. They were reading a popular book, City of Embers. It is about a slightly corrupt society…
Producer Lauren Mucciolo Came to Speak With Us About Her Movie!
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On February 11th, the Child Poverty group had guest speaker Lauren Mucciolo come speak with our grade. Lauren Mucciolo is the producer of an amazing documentary called “Poor Kids”. This documentary aired on PBS Frontline about a month ago that takes place in the eyes of three kids who have lived in poverty almost all…
Child Poverty: Break the Cycle PSA
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Showing the Class A Movie On Child Poverty Called “Poor Kids”
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On December 21, my group and I completed our third fieldwork as we embarked on our social justice project (child poverty). We decided to give our fellow classmates the inside scoop on what child poverty really is and how many children it can effect by showing them a very moving documentary. This emotional film was…
Interview with Marianna Houston, founder of ITLP (International Theatre and Literacy Project)
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On December 3rd my group and I interviewed Marianna Houston, founder of ITLP (International Theater and Literacy Project). She explained to us many interesting things about good ways and not as good ways to make a difference. If you go over to a impoverished society and give out hundreds of dollars maybe people will get…
Child Poverty Group goes to the ITLP Fundraiser
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On Monday, November 12th my group went to a fundraiser for ITLP, the International Theatre and Literacy Project. This organization works with students in incredibly poor communities in Tanzania and South Africa. They do workshops with them to teach them playwriting. This year, the students wrote and performed a play about being heard. They had…
Child Poverty: Break the Cycle
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Hello people who are viewing our blog! We are a group of eighth graders at LREI: Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School. The Child Poverty group and 36 other students in our grade are going off into the world to work on behalf of human rights. Child Poverty affects so many people…
