English

Oral Language 6.1, 7.1, 8.1

Reading/Literature 6.5, 7.6, 7.7, 8.6

MS.10: Evaluation of community needs

MS.13: Service to communities

How Can We Help the Hungry?

The purpose of this activity is to make students aware of the plight of the hungry in their communities and to encourage them to take leadership roles to lessen the number of hungry people.

Steps To Complete the Activity

Have students

• Research (through newspapers, the Internet, interviews with local officials, and contacts with local churches) to find the identity and location of the hungry in their community.
• Plan how to feed them. Organize a canned food drive, take up contributions in their neighborhoods, or work in the local kitchens that feed the homeless.
• Think of ways to include as many students as possible in this service project and think of ways to make this an on-going, year-round project.

Resources

Local officials and church leaders, the Internet, and any other sources of local information