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1. How can we help people who don't have enough to eat in our community?
2. How can we help people without a home in our community?
3. Who can we ask to help us make a change?
4. How can we make others aware and help out?
5. What information do others and us need to take action?

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Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman 

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Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman 

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A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long

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"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don't fear change coming, And so I sing along."

In this stirring, much-anticipated audiobook by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes - big or small - in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves.

With lyrical text, Change Sings is a triumphant call to action for everyone to use their abilities to make a difference.

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Amazon.com: Change Sings: A Children's Anthem (Audible Audio Edition): Amanda Gorman, Amanda Gorman, Listening Library: Audible Books & Originals

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Uncle Willie and the soup kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan

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Uncle Willie and the soup kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan

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A boy spends the day with Uncle Willie in the soup kitchen where he works preparing and serving food for the hungry

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Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book)

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Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book) [Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book)

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A Heart Just Like My Mother's by Lela Nargi 

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A Heart Just Like My Mother's by Lela Nargi 

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When Anna uses her tzedakah money for an act of kindness, she realizes she and her mother have something special in common after all.

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A Heart Just Like My Mother's - Kindle edition by Nargi, Lela, Cis, Valeria. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Heart Just Like My Mother's.

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena

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This book is about a boy and his grandmother taking the bus to volunteer at a soup kitchen. It shows the power of being grateful and positive in your thinking through text and illustrations. CJ’s perspective is that of a kid who sees the result of poverty and people who may not have the time, investment, or power to improve their streets and comments negatively, not understanding the reasons behind the dirt he sees. His Nanna points out that there is beauty where they are, and he notices a rainbow and other details. As he arrives, he feels happy, as he is welcome, wanted, and valuable and has built relationships with people at the soup kitchen. It is an excellent book to show how to make change through individual action and responsibility without talking down to children.

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Last Stop on Market Street [de la Peña, Matt, Robinson, Christian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Last Stop on Market Street

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In United Way, readers will discover how this organization contributes positively to the world.

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United Way (Community Connections: How Do They Help?)

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How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In United Way, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are inclu...

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 

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Will Allen is no ordinary farmer. When he looked at an abandoned lot in Milwaukee, he saw a vast table big enough to feed the whole world.

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes, 1)

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes, 1) [Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, Larkin, Shabazz, Allen, Will] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes, 1)

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1. How do hunger and food insecurity affect people?
2. How can we reduce hunger and food insecurity?
3. Who should be responsible for addressing hunger and food insecurity?
4. Why is there hunger and food insecurity in the United States?

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Poverty and Hunger discusses the questions "What is poverty and hunger? How do they affect people in countries all over the world?" It helps children begin to understand the way others struggle with these issues and learn about ways they can help.

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I found this book to be a fantastic way to educate young children on one of the darkest and most serious aspects of human life, poverty, and the hunger that comes with it. This book outlines what poverty and hunger are, who is affected the most, and the root causes in a way that young children can understand and follow. This book is a nonfiction informational book.

To start off with, this book offers a cornucopia of things for children to consider and think about, for the book, during its storyl...more

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I found this book to be a fantastic way to educate young children on one of the darkest and most serious aspects of human life, poverty, and the hunger that comes with it. This book outlines what poverty and hunger are, who is affected the most, and the root causes in a way that young children can understand and follow.

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In this wordless story, a boy anonymously shares his snack with a homeless man, inspiring a cycle of goodwill.

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A Circle of Friends [Giora Carmi] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Circle of Friends

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Lulu and the hunger monster by Erik Talkin 

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Lulu and the hunger monster by Erik Talkin 

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Lulu’s story personalizes the struggles of children experiencing food insecurity and hunger.

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Lulu and the Hunger Monster ™ [Talkin, Erik, Murray, Sheryl] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lulu and the Hunger Monster ™

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This is a beautiful book about two girls who are friends and have different talents. One girl notices the other is food insecure and tries to help her. This book is unique because it shows how someone close to you can be in need in a subtle way.

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Lois Brandt (Author), Vin Vogel (Author)

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Maddi’s Fridge [Brandt, Lois, Vogel, Vin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Maddi’s Fridge

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A true story about compassion and bravery as a girl and her community in South Korea help deliver rice to starving people in North Korea.

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Tina Cho (Author), Keum Jin Song (Illustrator)

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Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans

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Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans [Cho, Tina, Jin Song, Keum] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans

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The Salvation Army is an essential international organization.

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The Salvation Army (Community Connections: How Do They Help?)

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The Salvation Army is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide food, clothing and support to the needy. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the Salvation Army help? What ...

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1. Why do people experience housing insecurity and homelessness?
2. What is housing insecurity/homelessness?
3. What is the impact of experiencing homelessness on adults and children?
4. How can we end homelessness?
5. What is being done to combat housing insecurity?

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Agnes the Invisible by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos 

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Agnes the Invisible by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos 

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Agnes helps Chelsea and Leo solve a problem. Can they find a way to help her

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In the city where they lived, homeless people were invisible to Chelsea and Leo Wellington, until they met Agnes. Agnes had been a teacher and, like Chelsea and Leo, she loved to study bugs. However, then she got sick. She lost her job, her home, and her dreams. Agnes helps Chelsea and Leo solve ...

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I See You is a wordless picture book depicting a homeless woman not seen by everyone around her — except for a little boy.

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I See You: A Story for Kids About Homelessness and Being Unhoused

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I See You: A Story for Kids About Homelessness and Being Unhoused [Genhart PhD, Michael, Lew-Vriethoff, Joanne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I See You: A Story for Kids About Homelessness and Being Unhoused

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Two children become homeless as they move with their parents to a motel, a shelter, and finally to another, more permanent home.

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Home: a story of two children thrust into homelessness and uncertain housing situations

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Home: a story of two children thrust into homelessness and uncertain housing situations [Lippert PhD, Tonya, Stegmaier, Andrea] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Home: a story of two children thrust into homelessness and uncertain housing situations

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A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story by Erin Gunti 

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A Place to Stay: A Shelter Story by Erin Gunti 

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With her mother’s help, a young girl uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust to a women’s shelter.

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This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who with her mother's help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available ...

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On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty by Dr. Jillian Roberts

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On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty by Dr. Jillian Roberts

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This nonfiction picture book introduces the topics of homelessness and poverty to young readers.

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on our street: our first talk about poverty (the world around us)

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social topics - depression & mental illness

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juvenile nonfiction / social topics / depression & mental illness

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juvenile nonfiction / social topics / general (see also headings under family)

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juvenile nonfiction / social topics / homelessness & poverty

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On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty (The World Around Us)

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The World Around Us series introduces children to complex cultural, social and environmental issues that they may encounter outside their homes, in a way that is accessible. Sidebars offer further reading for older children or care providers who have bigger questions. For younger children just st...

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Why are some people homeless by Emma Jones 

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Why are some people homeless by Emma Jones 

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Homelessness is a problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Read about different perspectives on this social issue.

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Why Are Some People Homeless? (Points of View)

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Why Are Some People Homeless? (Points of View) [Jones, Emma] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why Are Some People Homeless? (Points of View)

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[Supportive Text 1] Time for Kids : Food For All

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[Supportive Text 1] Time for Kids : Food For All

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Chef opens soup kitchens

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Massimo Bottura is a chef. He opened a restaurant 27 years ago in Italy. It has twice been named best in the world.

But Bottura says his greatest accomplishment is Refettorio Ambrosiano. Its menu changes daily. It all depends on what comes in the morning delivery. One day, the delivery brings chicken. It is close to its sell-by date. There are oranges too ugly for the grocery store. By dinner, the ingredients have been turned into something delicious.

LUCIA BURICELLI FOR TIME

Bottura has 13 Refettorios around the world. They are not restaurants. They are soup kitchens. But Bottura wouldn't call them that. He thinks of them as places that respect the dignity × dignity JGI-GETTY IMAGES the quality of being worthy of respect (noun) A handshake is a way for two people to honor each other's dignity. of their guests. These guests include refugees, the homeless, and the unemployed. For an hour, they can forget about life's challenges.

LUCIA BURICELLI FOR TIME

Making a Difference

Bottura's Refettorios bring attention to the problem of food waste. Chefs make full meals out of surplus × surplus ELENALEONOVA-GETTY IMAGES more than is needed (adjective) The publisher donated surplus books to schools. food. They squeeze the most out of every ingredient, from vegetable peelings to stale bread.

LUCIA BURICELLI FOR TIME

Turning basic ingredients into amazing meals is Bottura's magic. His grandmother taught him how to do this. "What you think is food waste is an opportunity to create something amazing," he says.

JULIA ASSIS-REFETTORIO GASTROMOTIVA

Chefs at Bottura's restaurants learn his approach to cooking. They also learn that he wants to make a difference. "Everybody has the ability to contribute to positive change," he says. "It starts with all of us, in our own kitchens."

Creating a Movement

PAOLO SAGLIA

Bottura came up with the idea of Refettorio Ambrosiano in 2015. He was asked to cook for the grand opening of a big event. Bottura suggested something different. He wanted to cook for the homeless. He invited the world's best chefs to help. Today, the Refettorio is "a movement," Bottura says.

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1. How do we get what we need from our environment?
2. How do we make choices about what we want and need?
3. What is the difference between a good and a service?
4. How do you acquire things that you want or need?
5. What happens when someone cannot get the things they need?

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[Supportive Text 1] Time for kids: Ending Hunger

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[Supportive Text 1] Time for kids: Ending Hunger

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Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is the CEO of Feeding America. That is a charity that works to end hunger. It has a network of food banks in the United States. Last year, these food banks provided more than 6 billion meals.

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Claire Babineaux-Fontenot is the CEO of Feeding America. That is a charity that works to end hunger. It has a network of food banks in the United States. Last year, these food banks provided more than 6 billion meals. TIME's Eben Shapiro spoke with Babineaux-Fontenot.

What does long-lasting hunger do to the body?

Nothing good. Having no access to nutritious food has so many negative outcomes.

The United States is a wealthy country. Why do we have a problem with food insecurity?

There is no good reason. America has a lot of opportunities. But these opportunities are not equal. We first must admit hunger exists. COVID brought this issue to light. We could not ignore it. We saw all of these people lined up for food.
What is the main problem?
We produce more than enough food for every person in this country. But we throw away too much of it.

How does Feeding America help?

We work with grocers. Rather than letting food spoil, they gift it to us. We also work with restaurants. Food that does not sell is usually wasted. Instead, we match it with people in need. Manufacturers do not sell damaged products. Cereal boxes might be bent. But the food is still perfectly good. We match that with people facing hunger.

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Jeremy is told his family cannot afford to buy a pair of shoes that popular. He is made fun of by others for wearing second-hand shoes and manages to find a pair he wants at a thrift store that is too small. Jeremy gives his coveted shoes away to a boy who needs them more.

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Those Shoes [Boelts, Maribeth, Jones, Noah Z.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Those Shoes

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A little animal has to decide if he wants it or needs in this humorous, fictional story.

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Amazon.com: But I Want It! Red Reader: Levels 1-2: 9781612360225: Karapetkova, Dr. Holly, Reese, Bob: Books

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Lily Learns about Wants and Needs by Lisa Bullard 

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Lily Learns about Wants and Needs by Lisa Bullard 

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Lily wants many new things. But how many of these things does she need?

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lily learns about wants and needs (cloverleaf books: money basics)

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beginner; business & economics; buying; choices; concepts; economics; finance; finances; financial literacy; lily learns about wants and needs; lisa bullard; making choices; money basics; money; need; needs; purchases; purchasing; readers; spending; want; wants and needs; wants;

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children’s / teenage general interest: money

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children’s / teenage general interest: work and society

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educational: first / native language: readers and reading schemes

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juvenile nonfiction / business & economics

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juvenile nonfiction / readers / beginner

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money; financial literacy; finance; economics; money basics; purchasing; making choices; choices; purchases; wants; lily learns about wants and needs; lisa bullard; business & economics; readers; needs; spending; wants and needs; beginner; need; want; finances; concepts; buying

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teenage general interest: work and society

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native language: readers and reading schemes

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juvenile nonfiction / business & economics

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juvenile nonfiction / readers / beginner

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children’s / teenage general interest: money

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children’s / teenage general interest: work and society

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Lily Learns about Wants and Needs (Cloverleaf Books: Money Basics)

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Lily Learns about Wants and Needs (Cloverleaf Books: Money Basics) [Bullard, Lisa, Schneider, Christine M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lily Learns about Wants and Needs (Cloverleaf Books: Money Basics)

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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

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A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

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After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother save their pennies to buy a big, comfortable chair that all three can enjoy.

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A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Reading Rainbow Books)

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A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Reading Rainbow Books) [Williams, Vera B, Williams, Vera B] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Chair for My Mother: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Reading Rainbow Books)

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What Do I Want? What Do I Need? by Rachel Eagen 

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What Do I Want? What Do I Need? by Rachel Eagen 

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This book explores the critical difference between wants and needs, and how it relates to money.

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What Do I Want? What Do I Need? (Money Sense: An Introduction to Financial Literacy)

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This title discusses the important difference between wants and needs, and how it relates to money. Through imaginative activities and relatable "What would you do?" scenarios, children will learn how to weigh the pros and cons of a purchase, and to equate smart money choices with examples from t...

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[Supportive Text 1] Time for Kids: Look on the Bright Side

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[Supportive Text 1] Time for Kids: Look on the Bright Side

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author shares a book about living on a bus

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Chad Otis is an author and an illustrator. His new book, The Bright Side, is about finding hope in difficult situations. Its hero is a boy who lives with his family in an old school bus. They can't afford to live anywhere else. This is something Otis experienced when he was a kid. He knows others might have similar struggles. TFK Kid Reporter Zarita Asgar spoke to Otis. He wants kids who are going through similar struggles to know, "You are not alone. Stay strong. Stay optimistic." To those who have everything they need, he says, "Be nice to everyone." You never know what people are going through.

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Community Economics: Needs and Wants by Marne Ventura

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Community Economics: Needs and Wants by Marne Ventura

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Read about the differences between needs and wants.

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Needs and Wants (Community Economics) [Ventura, Marne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Needs and Wants (Community Economics)

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[Supportive Text 2] Time for Kids: Kids Doing Good

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[Supportive Text 2] Time for Kids: Kids Doing Good

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Would you like to help others? Do you see a problem in your community that needs to be solved? You...

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[Supportive Text 2] Time for Kids: Filling a Need

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[Supportive Text 2] Time for Kids: Filling a Need

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Refrigerators are popping up around the United States. You can see them on street corners and outside cafés. They are near churches and apartment buildings. The food inside them is free. Anyone can take it. Many community fridges are stocked…

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Needs and wants are an important part of an economy. Needs are things that people require to survive. Food, water, clothing, and shelter are all needs. If a human body does not have those things, the body cannot function and will die. Wants are things that a person would like to have but are not needed for survival. A want may include a toy, expensive shoes, or the most recent electronics.

Both needs and wants must be purchased with money. Sometimes people confuse their wants and needs and spend too much of their money on things they want. Then they do not have enough money for their needs. A budget can help people figure out what they can afford. A budget is a plan that lists how much money a person has and all the needs and wants that cost money. This list makes it easy to make sure that all a person's needs are purchased before the wants. If there is no money left in the budget after the needs are taken care of, the wants will have to wait.

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[Supportive Text 2] Bored Panda: 9-Year-Old Girl Builds Shelters For The Homeless And Grows Food For Them, Too

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[Supportive Text 2] Bored Panda: 9-Year-Old Girl Builds Shelters For The Homeless And Grows Food For Them, Too

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Though Hailey Fort is only 9 years old, she has already done more to help the homeless and needy than many of us have. This young girl spends her free time building mobile shelters for the homeless, and even grows food and provides toiletries for them, too!

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Though Hailey Fort is only 9 years old, she has already done more to help the homeless and needy than many of us have. This young girl spends her free time building mobile shelters for the homeless, and even grows food and provides toiletries for them, too!

When Fort was 5 years old, she asked her mother, Miranda, about helping a homeless man she saw in Bremerton, Washington, where she lives. Her mother said yes, and now they work together to help the needy. The man she helped, Edward, has become her friend. She builds the shelters, "so then you don't get rained on and you feel safe and stay dry." "It just doesn't seem right that there are homeless people," Hailey told King 5 News. "I think everyone should have a place to live."

This year, Fort's goal is to grow 250lbs (113kg) of food, build 12 shelters, and delivers thousands of toiletries and hygienic items. You can help her by buying items on her Amazon 'wedding registry' or by contributing to her GoFundMe campaign.

When Hailey was 5, she saw a homeless man and asked her mom whether she could help him by buying a sandwich

Since then, this 9-year-old has been building mobile shelters to help her homeless friends

"It just doesn't seem right that there are homeless people. I think everyone should have a place to live"

Thanks to discounts, each shelter costs only about $300 to build

She gets some help and guidance from her parents but does much of the construction herself

She also plans to grow 250lbs of food for the homeless in her little garden

The roofed and windowed 8x4ft (2.4×1.2m) shelters are built with pallets, recycled denim insulation and wheels so they can be moved

You can help her by buying items on her Amazon 'wedding registry' or by contributing to her GoFundMe campaign

Watch this video about her amazing work

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[Supportive Text 2] Pebble Go: Needs and Wants

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[Supportive Text 2] Pebble Go: Needs and Wants

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Bicycles, toys, and movies are fun to have. But people don't need them to survive.

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[Video 1] Kid President: How to Change the World

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[Video 1] Kid President: How to Change the World

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How To Change The World (a work in progress) | Kid President

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[Video 1] PBS learning: Community Service

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[Video 1] PBS learning: Community Service

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Discuss community service with Heather Cardinale and Sabrina Charles-Cintron. Students will explore the steps to volunteer in their local communities. Meet volunteers from a neighborhood food pantry and farm

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Community Service | Let's Learn | PBS LearningMedia

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Discuss community service with Heather Cardinale and Sabrina Charles-Cintron. Students will explore the steps they can take to volunteer in their local communities. Meet volunteers from a neighborhood food pantry and farm.

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[Video 1] Sesame St Workshop: Explaining the Challenges of Family Homelessness

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[Video 1] Sesame St Workshop: Explaining the Challenges of Family Homelessness

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Calming Strategies

Little ones need lots of help from caring adults to grow and thrive. We offer calming strategies on comforting and providing nurturing touch, all of which are required for healthy brain development!

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Explore our free, bilingual resources for families, providers, and teachers who are coping with homelessness and housing insecurity.

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[Video 1] Brainpop Video: What do people want and need?

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[Video 1] Brainpop Video: What do people want and need?

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[Video 2]Food Bank For New York: Families for Food Bank

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[Video 2]Food Bank For New York: Families for Food Bank

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[Video 2] 10 News San Diego: School creates community refrigerators to help families experiencing food insecurity

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[Video 2] 10 News San Diego: School creates community refrigerators to help families experiencing food insecurity

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Cole Elementary School in Antioch, Tennessee, is trying to help its students and families by providing community refrigerators.

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ANTIOCH, Tenn. - More than 35 million people experience hunger in the United States, and households with children are more likely to experience food insecurity.

Cole Elementary School in Antioch, Tennessee, is trying to help its students and families by providing community refrigerators.

"In January, we officially cut the ribbon on the two refrigerators and opened it up to our community. We truly just have an opportunity for the refrigerators to be open for community members to come in, get what they need," Cole Elementary School Principal Chad Hedgepath said.

The community fridges are the result of a partnership with Mayor John Cooper's office, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and a medical student from Vanderbilt, according to Hedgepath.

Hedgepath says anyone can stop by the fridges to pick up food.

The school tries to encourage the facility and staff to keep the fridges stocked with items, but they rely a lot on community members to keep them full, too.

A group of young girls from My Best Friends Club has been leading the charge to keep the fridges stocked with food. They recently made several trips to the store with their mothers to buy eggs, milk, and frozen dinners.

The group's founder, 10-year-old Maliah Barker, said it feels good to help others.

"It made me feel really good. I know it's like a nice thing to do, so that's why I'm really doing it," Barker said.

Barker and her friends want to keep the community fridges stocked up, and they're hoping more people pitch in to help.

Maliah Barker's mom, Alisha, was thrilled to help her daughter give back.

"The moment I saw it when they opened it, I was like, 'this is amazing.' From then on, we had planned to help keep this operating because I don't want it to go away. The way to keep it here is to have the community come out and help. The school, you know, can't physically keep it stocked all the time, so it takes us as a community to do that," said Alisha Barker, My Best Friends Club co-founder.

The school year is coming to an end, but the community fridges will stay open during the summer.

If you have some excess food or want to give backdrop food off at the fridges. There are some rules; like only take three items and no canned food items in the fridges.

The community fridges are located behind the school's office building at 5060 Colemont Dr, Antioch, TN 37013.
This story was originally published by Aaron Cantrell at WTVF.

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School creates community refrigerators to help families experiencing food insecurity

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ANTIOCH, Tenn. - More than 35 million people experience hunger in the United States, and households with children are more likely to experience food insecurity. Cole Elementary School in Antioch, Tennessee, is trying to help its students and families by providing community refrigerators.

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[Video 2] PBS Let's Learn: Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness

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[Video 2] PBS Let's Learn: Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness

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author Brenda Reeves Sturgis reads Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness about a family experiencing homelessness. In this story, a father lives in a men's shelter while a mother and daughter live in the women's shelter. However, despite their situation, the family still spends special time together.

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Let's Share a Story: "Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness" | Let's Learn | PBS LearningMedia

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In this video from Let's Learn, author Brenda Reeves Sturgis reads Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness about a family experiencing homelessness. In this story, a father lives in a men's shelter while a mother and daughter live in the women's shelter. However, despite their situation, the family still spends special time together.

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Map of free community fridges and food shares across New York City

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Please note that food distribution dates and times are subject to change. Food is available while supplies last.

Distribution Schedule - September, 2023

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm, Eastwood School P.S 95Q 179-01 90th Avenue Queens 11432 | Directions

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 10:00am-12:00pm, Robert Van Wyck MS (28Q 217) 85-05 144 Street queens 11435 | Directions

Saturday, September 9, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, Queen Public Library Peninsula 92-25 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Queens 11693 | Directions

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, Mobile Pantry at Vista Academy K661 350 Linwood Street Brooklyn 11207 | Directions

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 12:00pm-2:00pm, Queens Public Library Ozone Park 92-24 Rockaway Blvd Queens 11417 | Directions

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm, Lehman Village 1589 Madison Ave. Manhattan 10029 | Directions

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm, Butler NYCHA CC 1368 Webster Avenue Bronx 10456 | Directions

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, Deliverance Baptist Church (DBC) Queens - Cambria Heights 227-11 Linden Blvd Queens 11411 | Directions

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, PS 54 Samuel C. Barnes 195 Sanford St. Brooklyn 11206 | Directions

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 11:00am-1:00pm, ThinkWatts x Dyckman Basketball Courts 500 W 204th Street Manhattan 10034 | Directions

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, MS 117 1865 Morris Avenue Bronx 10460 | Directions

Monday, September 18, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, Renaissance School of the Arts, MS377 319 E 117th Street Manhattan 10035 | Directions

Saturday, September 23, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, Queen Public Library Rochdale 169-09 137th Ave Queens 11434 | Directions

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 12:00pm-2:00pm, Mobile Pantry Hunts Point/Longwood 923 Longwood Avenue Bronx 10459 | Directions

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Do you feel that you've been discriminated against at one of our member soup kitchens or food pantries? If so, you may file a complaint with Food Bank For New York City to address the matter. Additionally, you may file a complaint with USDA using the information below.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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Find the help you need, where you need it. Search the map to find a soup kitchen, food pantry, senior center, or SNAP enrollment site near you. Find a free tax assistance site here. - Food Bank For New York City

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1. Create posters around the school to collect non-perishable items for a food drive. Collect, graph, and organize the delivery of items to the food pantry.
2. In a commercial style, film a class announcement to collect items to create toiletry kits for a local shelter. Children will share items that can be donated and how and send them to all grades and families. Students will include the date, time, and place for volunteers to assemble the toiletry kits.
3. Students read and make a chili recipe for a local community fridge. They put it in containers, make notes, and deliver it to the fridge (if walkable).

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1. Children create a character x-ray of Maddie and Sophie, comparing and contrasting them after reading "Maddie's Fridge".
2. Create a class fact sheet to email families about neighborhood community fridges accompanied by a map and actions families can take to contribute.
3. Students create questions to ask a representative from the local food pantry and ask them over a Zoom interview. This is with a lens to organizing a food drive.

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1. Children discuss homelessness and sketch what a homeless person looks like to them, including their belongings and a setting. Read "Home" and discuss if there the similarities and differences between their drawing and the character's situation in the book. What surprised them? Have them make another sketch of what homelessness can look like.
2. As the teacher reads, "I See you", the teacher pauses after reading a page, and students quickly sketch what happened on the page on an 8-part storyboard in one minute. Students retell the story after and write a caption for each picture. The storyboard can be cut up and made into a book.
3. Partners pick a fact on homelessness they have learned and create a small poster. The poster is uploaded to a slideshow to educate the other grades in the school. Students can go from class to class to present.

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1. Children create a two-sided artistic collage of drawings, words, and cut-out pictures of items that are special to them that they want or need.
2. Children take turns acting out scripted and unscripted scenes from "Those Shoes" and then share how they felt as different characters. Students then share their life experiences and how the characters could have acted differently.
3. After reading "A Chair for my Mother," children create a personal map (brainstorm) asking, "What is important to me?" and explore how they want to help the world and causes to help with their community.