A person without Housing or someone who lives in a place not otherwise meant for human habitation.
Homeless
100
Not having one or more of the basic necessities of human life.
Poverty
100
What is the current Federal Minimum Wage
$7.25
100
What is the Welfare system in Ohio Called
Ohio Works First.
100
The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society.
Life and Dignity of the Human Person
200
This is the number of Americans who are homeless on any given night.
700,000
200
The racial group has the largest number of people living in poverty.
Whites
200
The Law that instituted the minimum wage in the United States.
Fair Labor Standards Act
200
The amount of time a person can remain on Ohio Works First welfare program.
5 years
200
The Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are met.
Rights and Responsibilities
300
The percentage of homeless people in the U.S. that are children.
25%
300
Characteristic of poverty in which persons born into poverty lack the resources or means to escape it. “Catch 22” scenario; Increased chance that people in poverty who have children will raise impoverished children.
Cycle of Poverty
300
The approximate amount a person making minimum wage makes per year (assuming 40 hours 52 weeks).
$15,000
300
This is the average amount of monthly benefits in Ohio from Ohio's welfare program.
$434/month in food/financial assistance
300
A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring.
The Fundamental Option for the Poor and Vulnerable.
400
Design of a city or town to displace undesirable elements of society.
Defensive Urban Architecture
400
Lack of education, adequate nutrition, housing security, are examples of this characteristic of poverty.
Barriers to Development
400
A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.
Privilege
400
Name two federal Welfare programs in TANF.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – Food Stamps
Head Start – Preschool education programs for low income families
Housing Assistance (Section 8)
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) – Food assistance to women with young children
Supplemental Security Income – Low income elderly or disabled persons
400
The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society -- in economics and politics, in law and policy -- directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community.
Call to Family, Community and Participation
500
This example of homelessness is when poverty prevents a person from living in a true home.
Hidden Homeless
500
This is the exclusion From full participation in society that many people in poverty experience.
Marginilization
500
Raising the minimum wage will only benefit teens.
Increasing the minimum wage will force businesses to lay off employees.
Increasing the minimum wage often results in downturns in the economy
The above are:
Minimum Wage Myths
500
A person who qualifies for benefits in Ohio is this in relation to the poverty line.
Earning LESS than 50% of the Federal Poverty Line for their household bracket.
500
We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers and sisters keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions in a shrinking world.