Be the Change: Homelessness
Unit of 2 Lessons
Grade Levels:
9
10
11
12
Subjects:
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Keywords:
Issue Area:
Hunger (poverty)
Focus Question
How might individuals and society address the issues of poverty, homelessness and hunger, and their underlying causes?
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Unit Overview
Young people learn about the issue of homelessness and take action to address the issue. They examine their preconceptions and build on their understanding about homelessness, seeking to discover the actual facts and statistics about homelessness locally and nationally.
Service Experience
Each group carries out an individual plan of action or advocacy to help people who are homeless and support a nonprofit.
Lessons in This Unit
The learners examine their preconceptions about homelessness and build understanding of people who are homeless.
The learners build on their understanding, seeking actual facts and statistics about homelessness locally and nationally.