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Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: Charity Organization Societies

For Students 9th - 10th
As urban populations increased along with poverty in urban areas, charities began to offer help. Read about the Charity Organization Society that attempted to coordinate charitiable giving. Read about the evolution of the coordination of...
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Bible Study Tools

Bible Study Tools: Christian Character: Love, Charity

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from Bible Study Tools is full of biblical quotes concerning love and charity. Part of a larger site of biblical scriptures by subjects.
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The Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing insight to current issues in the Jewish-Canadian community, this resource provides selections of relevant news articles relating to Jewish issues in Canada. There are also a large collection of web links relating to...
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Charity

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Charity", created by Bartolomeo Schedoni in 1611 (Oil on canvas).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Charity With Four Children

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Charity with four children", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1627-28 (Terracotta, height 39 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Roman Charity

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Roman Charity", created by Charles Mellin from 1627-28 (Oil on canvas, 96 x 73 cm).
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Other

World Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
World Relief is a faith-based, non-profit, relief organization that originated within the National Association of Evangelicals. They work to "relieve human suffering, poverty and hunger worldwide".
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Lower Manhattan Project: Child Labor in New York City Tenements

For Students 9th - 10th
In the January, 1908, issue of Charities and the Commons a report was printed revealing the results of investigative reporting on child labor in home manufacture of products in New York City. Child labor was prohibited in factories by...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Save the Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the origin and history of the Save the Children global relief organization, as well as its campaigns, structure and accountability, and controversies it has faced.
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Concern Usa: Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
"Non-denominational, voluntary organization committed to the relief, assistance and advancement of peoples in need in less developed areas of the world."
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BBC

Bbc: Zakat

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of one of the five pillars of faith and its basis in the Koran.
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Character Lab

Character Lab: Lemons and Lemonade: Whatever Life Give You, Give Back

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As the Dalai Lama once said, "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." This article explains what happened to one man when he had an epiphany that changed the trajectory of his life.