For Youth Leaders
We would like to assist you in your work with teens as they learn about issues of global poverty and how God may be calling them to address these issues.
Below is a list of resources we hope you find useful in your ministry. Also, be sure to check out the It's easy to help section for more ways your youth can be involved in walking with those living in poverty. Please contact us with any questions.
A seven-week series exploring issues affecting youth around the world and how we impact those around us. Topics to be covered: HIV/AIDS, the orphan crisis, housing, food, water, preventable illnesses, education and child labor.
WEEK 7: So, now what?
Imagine you have $5 to give away. What would you do with it? Now imagine you
have $100 to give away. There will always be others who need your money. When
choosing where to give, use both your head and your heart.
WEEK 6: Child Labor
Make a list of your favorite foods, restaurants, clothing companies and other
companies whose products you buy. Do you know how these companies rate in
the areas of labor rights, health and safety so you can make informed buying
decisions?
WEEK 5: Education
It is time to go to school but you don’t want to get out of bed. Let’s reframe this.
Today, 100 million primary school-age children will not attend school.
WEEK 4: Food, water and preventable illness
Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease which could have been
prevented. We explore these issues and others during Week 4 of our curriculum.
WEEK 2: AIDS Orphans
We continue our Lenten journey by truly understanding the experience of millions of
children around the globe orphaned by AIDS.
The Church's social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents. The depth and richness of this tradition can be understood best through a direct reading of these documents.
Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
With our children receiving 3,000 messages a day urging them to spend, where is the voice in the village inviting them to share? Learn more about the spending habits of youth and 10 things you can do to get youth involved in stewardship.
Will our children be stewards?
The 25th anniversary edition of CFCA’s magazine, Sacred Ground. Check out pages 3, 14 and 17 in particular!
25th Anniversary Sacred Ground
A link to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
The UN Millennium Development Goals
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