While speaking with a close friend today on Facebook this very topic came up (fortuitous huh?) so I did a little on-the-fly research and came up with the following quick facts: One in eight Americans go hungry on a regular basis, one in 6 Americans live in poverty, Southern States high school graduation rates average between 47.6 and 67.1%, there are an estimated 380,000 homeless youths living on American Streets right now, there are an estimated 2.9 million children who are orphans or live without a parent in the U.S., there are an estimated 1,200,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in America. I thought that this was pertinent to today's topic and felt the need to share it. the truth is if you look, really look, you will find something just about everywhere that needs to be fixed and people that need help to do it.
"Help" -the Beatles---Yeah I know, they are a foreign band, the irony is killing me.
-TODD
I agree with you whole heartedly. People say that we need to save the world, but there is so much wrong here at home.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Kristi, it is not that we do not want to help others or that we are selfish...we are already giving as a nation very generously to many other parts of the world. As individuals it is up to us to give generously to help Americans in the ways they so desperately need. Right now as we are in the middle of tax season, remember that anything you give to a 501(c)3 is tax deductible...just a thought. Stay strong Krisi
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