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Economic Opportunity
The Corporation for National and Community Service's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan includes a focus on programs that provide, support and/or facilitate access to services and resources that contribute to the improved economic well-being and security of economically disadvantaged persons. The Corporation's specific objectives within this forcus area are to help ensure that economically disadvantaged persons:
- Have improved access to services and benefits aimed at contributing to their enhanced financial literacy
- Transition into or are able to remain in safe, healthy, affordable housing
- Have improved employability leading to increased success in becoming employed
Following are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.
NSLC Library Items (How to Borrow)
- A Kids' Guide to Hunger & Homelessness: How to Take Action! (2007), Cathryn Berger Kaye
- Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference (2007), Shannon Daley-Harris, Jeffrey Keenan, Karen Speerstra
- Financial Literacy for an Underserved Market: A Service-Learning Project for the Introductory Finance Course (2004), Patricia Clarke (PDF)
- Chicago Public Schools Service-Learning Resource Guide: Housing and Homelessness (2002), Chicago Public Schools (PDF)
- Addressing Hunger and Homelessness Through Service-Learning (n.d.), Youth Service America (PDF)
SLICE Ideas and Examples
- Community Homelessness & Poverty Awareness Campaign (K-12)
- The New Canaan (drama course) (K-12)
- Principles of Accounting: Business 212 (HE)
- Poverty in America (HE)
- Sustainability in Urban Communities of Poverty (HE)
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