Adult

      Journey To Justice (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/journeytojustice.shtml) A weekend retreat experience which is designed to lead participants to a better understanding of the Scriptural call to justice and Catholic Social Teaching. An immersion experience with a CCHD funded group is included in the retreat.

      Poverty USA Lesson Plans(http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/edcenter/index.shtml)

      Wheel of Misfortune (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/bigwheel.pdf) Provides stories of people struggling to break the cycle of poverty.

      Take the Poverty Tour to learn more about who is poor and what it’s like to be poor. Go to http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/index.htm

      JustFaith (http://www.justfaith.org) A 30-week adult formation program designed to help those in parishes read, view, discuss, pray, experience and be formed by the justice tradition that changes lives, inspires faithful witness, and transforms the world through love and service.

Youth

      Poverty in America (Grades K-5)      (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/edcenter/gradek5.shtml)

      Poverty in America (Grade 6-12)      (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/edcenter/grade612.shtml)

      Poverty USA Lesson Plans (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/edcenter/index.shtml www.maryknoll.org/classroom) Designed to initiate discussion about poverty in America today and to move people to action.

      Catholic Relief Services Food Fast (http://www.foodfast/org/ ) A 24 hour hunger fast designed to raise awareness of the issues of global poverty and hunger.

      Ending Poverty in Community: A Toolkit for Young Advocates. This six-lesson curriculum introduces youth to the epidemic of poverty in the U.S. and to steps they can take to work with the poor in eliminating the root causes of poverty today.

      CRS Education: Going Global With Youth (http://education.crs.org) A website for high school educators and youth ministers which fosters education on Catholic Social Teaching and, in particular, issues of global solidarity and concern. Provides access to lesson plans, prayer services, retreat models, and additional resources.

      A Catholic Call to Justice (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/5-239.pdf) Helps young people ages 14-22 experience six of the major themes of Catholic social teaching.

      CCHD Education Center (http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/edcenter/index.shtml) Presents classroom teachers, community, church and service group leaders, home schoolers and other educators with resources they can use to initiate meaningful discussions about poverty in America today. It is designed to help individuals and groups not only begin to understand the size and scope of the problem but also start them thinking about the ways in which they can take action to help create an awareness about poverty in their community and this nation.

Catholic Schools

      Catholic Social Teaching Curriculum - Archdiocese of Seattle (http://www.seattlearch.org/FormationAndEducation/CatholicFaithFormation/SocTeaching/)

      Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise - Catholic Schools      (http://www.catholicidaho.org/schools.cfm)