How to Take Action ( Free Spirit Service Learning for Kids )

A Kids’ Guide to Hunger & Homelessness teaches about issues and solutions related to hunger and homelessness, such as:

• the definitions of hunger, homelessness, and poverty
• its causes and effects
• populations that are often affected
• responses to hunger and homelessness throughout history
• food and clothing banks
• giveaway gardening
• building projects
• emergency survival kits

Kids explore what others in the world (including young people) have done and are doing to address the issues, find out what their community needs, and develop a service project. The workbook includes facts, quotations, real-life examples, write-on pages, resources, a note to adults—and a lot of inspiration to get out there and make a difference in the world. Includes exclusive interviews with author and activist Francis Moor Lappé, and Lindsey Lee Johnson, author of Soul Moon Soup, the story of a girl living on the streets with her mother.

The goal of each book is to help kids develop their skills, knowledge, and abilities while having a successful service-learning experience. Created for use with The Complete Guide to Service Learning, each may also be used independently in a classroom or youth-serving organization.

Dimensions: 10.98" L x 8.48" W
Details: Paperback, 44 pages
Author: Cathryn Kaye

About Cathryn Kaye

Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., travels internationally to promote high quality service learning, literacy, and character development in education. As the author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning, Cathryn is adept at working with K-12 programs, higher education, and organizations to promote the best learning environments for youth. Her new program, Strategies for Success with Literacy: A Learning Curriculum that Serves integrates innovative teaching methods with civic engagement. Based in Los Angeles, Cathy is delighted to be returning once again to Idaho.