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Through
community service, most high school-age participants work individually to
address social issues through some form of charity or
direct action. Assisting in food pantries, homeless
shelters or soup kitchens are examples of actions that
can meet people’s immediate needs.
Much less
common are those who work for social change. Teenagers
can be powerful agents of social change. Their ability
is magnified through connections with Catholic Campaign
for Human Development (CCHD) funded groups or other
community agencies involved in the work to address the
local causes of poverty. These groups can provide
important insights into community issues and are
valuable resources for student efforts.
Selecting
issues, recruiting members, organizing meetings and
developing leadership are important ways to begin a
long-term program of social action. The focus of this
section is on developing cooperation between groups of
people who may be able to respond to community issues in
a more sustained way.
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