Literacy+300

= = Literacy 300: Inquiry Project: Community Global Problems

Crime - Chicago
[|Crime Trends Reports (Chicago)-] search PDF reports on crime statistics in Chicago.


 * == Documentaries (Visual Sources) ==

**Topic: Poverty & Homelessness**

 * [|Becky Blanton: The year I was homeless] (TEDS.com)
 * [|Community Voice Mail] - Broadcast Messaging - YouTube. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. < [] >. Homeless resource
 * Smiley, Travis. "[|The Poverty Tour: Part 5]." The Poverty Tour. PBS. Television. The last night of discussions on poverty in America The Fight of the Poor directs attention to groups and communities organizing a movement to end poverty across the country Tavis also talks with Jim Wallis founder of Sojourners magazine and chair of the World Economic Forums Global Agenda Council on Faith.
 * "Homeless Kids: The Hard times Generation - 60 Minutes - CBS News." //60 Minutes //. CBS. 06 Mar. 2011. //Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News //. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. .
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Hard Times Generation: Homeless Kids ||

[|Youth Outreach Services]

 * Topics:**
 * **[|Homeless Teens] - an ABC News special from __January__ 2012 that depicts the challenges faced by homeless youth. Includes video.**
 * **[|Drug Counseling] - website and article from the National Youth Network that discusses __substance abuse__ and __treatment__ options.**

**[|Resurrection ProCare Centers]**

 * Topics:**
 * **[|Family Therapy] - Reference article that defines and discusses the family __therapy__ process**
 * **[|Addiction] - Reference article that defines and discusses addiction and __treatment__ options**

**[|Elmhurst Memorial Health Center Guidance Services]**

 * Topics:**
 * **[|Treating Alcoholism as a chronic disease: approaches to long-term care] - Article from the Journal of Alcohol Research and Health**
 * **[|Mental Health] - Topic Overview and Pro/Con page from Sirs Issues Researcher**

**[|Catholic Charities]**

 * Topics:**
 * **[|Adoption] - Topic Overview from Sirs Researcher**
 * **[|Domestic Violence] - Topic Overview from Student Resource Center**

**[|Leyden Family Services]**

 * Topics:**
 * **[|Elder Care in the 21st Century] - Article about the challenges of __aging__ in America**
 * **[|Drunk Driving] - Reference article discusses how to prevent __driving__ while intoxicated and related problems.**

**[|Leyden Township Offices] (website is under construction)**

 * Topics:**
 * **[|Suburbs Now Home to Poverty] - Thoughtful article about how the economy has it the middle class surburbanites**
 * **[|City Creating New Plan to End Homelessness] - Chicago news article about the Chicago Alliance to end Homelessness**

**[|Loaves & Fishes]**

 * **[|A Food Service Business that Caters to the Homeless Community]**
 * **[|Salvation Army teaming with Loaves & Fishes to Feed the Hungry]**
 * **[|Youth LEAP interns volunteer to serve at Loaves & Fishes]**

**[|Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action]**

 * **[|It May Look Like a Scone, but it's Job Training] - article about vocational assistance for young people with a record**
 * **[|Free Clothes a Hit with Morgan Park Students] - __students__ run a clothing drive to benefit needy __children__**

**[|West Suburban Pads]**

 * **[|Moving Them Off the Street: Homeless Youth Programs]**
 * **[|DuPage Residents Fight Homelessness One Sleeping Bag at a Time]**

**[|Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health]**

 * **[|Court for Mentally Ill to Offer Treatment Instead of Jail]**
 * **[|Get Help for Children Early]**

**[|Salvation Army, Chicago Division]**

 * **[|Salvation Army Testing Square's Card Reader for Holiday Donations]**
 * **[|Salvation Army Surpasses Goal]**

**[|Family Shelter Service]**

 * **[|Moby Takes Stand Against California Domestic Violence Budget Cuts]**
 * **[|Domestic Violence Shelters Bursting at the Seams]**

**[|Life Span]**

 * **[|Defining Child Abuse and Domestic Violence]**
 * **[|At Issue: Battered Women]**

**[|Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. (CEDA)]**

 * **[|Raising Standards for Head Start Programs]**
 * **[|Immunizations and the WIC program]**

**[|Caris]**

 * **[|Teen Pregnancy Portal Page]**
 * **[|Teen Pregnancy Pro Con Page]**

**[|The Harbour]**

 * **[|Teen Toolbox Pack-a-Purse Drive]**
 * **[|Kiwanis helps the Harbour give Homeless Youth Hope for the Holidays]**

**[|Hilda's Place] - Hilda's Place does not have their own website, this is a link from a homeless shelter directory.**

 * **[|North Shore Country Day School Middle School Service Week]**
 * **[|Homeless Families Walking a Hard Road]**

**[|Shelter, Inc.]**

 * **[|Shelter, Inc., Celebrates 24th Annual Charity Ball]**
 * **[|Sobering Report Describes Trends in Deaths of Abused and Neglected Children]**

**[|Night Ministry]**

 * **[|New Attention Paid to Homeless Youth and Families]**
 * **[|A Young Mother Trying to Stay Off the Streets]**