About The Chicago Project   “The Chicago Project” is a one credit, year long course that examines the economic, political, and social forces that create and maintain the disporportionate representation of poverty in the cities and prosperity in the suburbs within the United States. The course is a combination of ninety hours in class and ninety hours of field experience in at least three historically poor urban communities, including North Lawndale Chicago (from where the project gets its name). Goals of The Chicago Project  The civil rights movement started over fifty years ago when ordinary people were transformed by extraordinary events. In the same manner, The Chicago Project takes ordinary students and provides them with extraordinary experiences in the hope of instilling them with a burden to stand up for all people in their school and community. Goals
1. To educate students on the history and current status of poverty in Ohio and the United States. 2. To help students understand the causes of poverty and strategies to support people and communities in sustainable prosperity. 3. To encourage students to examine their own attitudes and beliefs about poverty and prosperity. 4. To instill a passion for social activism in the area of personal and community development.http://www.thechicagoproject.comshapeimage_1_link_0

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Teach me to fish and I will eat for a lifetime...


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