Our Service-Learning Project, Student Activists

On Friday the students, revisited the question, How can the students make the world and community a better place? How can they make a positive difference?  In December the students selected the social justice issue of helping the homeless.  They believe this was an important issue to make the community a better place and to help children in need.  The service learning project is meant to help the students have a voice in their community and to promote civic involvement.
Comments on why this issue is important to the students:
They need shelter from storms and danger.  If no one helps them,  that would be sad.  We can find out information from the internet and books.
Emma
They could die from hunger.
Sophie
What if you were that person with no food or shelter?  How would you feel?
Jada
People need to treat them like people.
Jack
We could raise money.
Abby
We could have a bake sale to raise money.
Leah
If you have shelter and food, you should help them.
Zoe

To begin the project, the students are gathering information to their questions:
Has anybody helped them? Treyvon
How can we help?  Has someone helped? What are the homeless like? Abby
What do they look like?  How can we help?  Has the President helped them?  Can we raise money to help?  Where are they in Iowa?  Do many people help?  Where do they live?  Do some die?  Jack
How can we help? Jada
Why don't they have homes?  Why don't they have money?  Do they live in the street?  Do they have friends?
Can we start an auction? Alyssa
Do they live in boxes?  Where are their places they most sleep?  Milo
Why are they homeless?  Where are they?  Where can we help?  Sophie
Where do the homeless in Iowa sleep? Where do the homeless in Iowa get food? David
Where do they sleep? Leah
What do they need to live?  Has the President helped?  Alexis
How much supplies do they need? What supplies do they need?  Zoe
How can we help?  Has the President helped?  Emma