Saturday, May 18, 2013

Sharing Web Resources

I chose two organizations, one in the United States and one outside the United States. The one I chose in the United States is Pre-K Now: A Campaign of the Pew Center on the States. Pew is a global research and public policy nonprofit organization. They bring policy makers and experts together to   develop solutions that are driven by facts, and they conduct reporting and in-depth research across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. They use evidence to determine which policies work and which policies do not work. The link to this organization is

 

The other organization I chose is Save the Children. They are an independent organization who go out in the communities to help children and families in need. When disaster strikes they go out and help with food, medical care, and education and they help communities rebuild through their long- term recovery programs. They also try to resolve ongoing struggles our children face each day like, hunger, poverty, disease, and illiteracy. This organization works in the United States and around the world. The link to this organization is http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6146405/k.C7E9/About_Us.htm

What caught my eye from the organization Save the Children was what they do for children who are hungry. I think it's admiral to help any child regardless of the situation. The fact that I work with children and nutrition was another reason it caught my eye. No child should be hungry with all the resources available. At the school where I'm employed we do all we can to ensure each child eats. We don't know if our meals are the only meals that they may receive for the day.

3 comments:

  1. Good post Brenda, I see that Pew is using " Best Practices" to help these non-profit organizations. This is exactly what we need proven statistics to pilot their programs.

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  2. Hi Brenda, It is amazing to me the number of children who do not eat simply because their parents do not feed them, let alone the number of children who do not eat because they literally have no means to get food. Over 90% of the children at my school get free and reduced breakfast and lunch. These children eat like ravenous beasts- like it's the only meal they've had and the last meal they'll have. I love that Save the Children goes out into the community instead of waiting for the community to come to them. Thanks for this website I will be checking it out!

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  3. Thank you for your post Brenda and insight into each organization. I especially enjoyed reading more about the Save the Children organization and plan to look more into it. Thanks.

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