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CHRISTIAN STUDY GUIDE – 2014 HUNGER REPORT
SESSION 4: MULTIPLIERS TO MAXIMIZE RESULTS
The Application
1. Imagine that your group has just been charged with spending
$250,000 for the public good. Divide your members into three
smaller groups. Ask group 1 to read Support Entrepreneurs in
Low-Income Communities in Chapter 1, pages 51-54. Group 1
should prepare to advocate for the $250,000 to be invested
in a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
Meanwhile, ask group 2 to read “Human Capital Development” in the Introduction, pages 24-27, paying special attention to the paragraph that begins, “College can make a world
of difference…” and Figure i.11, “Estimated Baccalaureate
Degree Attainment.” Group 2 should prepare to advocate that
the $250,000 be invested in college tuition for very low-income
students. After Groups 1 and 2 offer their arguments, ask the
members of Group 3 to decide how the money should be
spent and explain the basis for their decision.
2. Read the section entitled “Early Education” in Chapter 3 on
pages 99-100 and look at the map in Figure 3.7 to find the percentage of 4-year-olds provided with early education in your
state. How do you feel about the data for your state? Next, visit
the website for the National Center for Children in Poverty’s
“50 States Demographics Wizard” at http://www.nccp.org/
tools/demographics/. Enter your state. Choose “child’s age” as
your area of interest; choose “characteristics as denominator.” Then click the “create table”
button. How do your state’s statistics compare to the national figures? Should your state be
making different investments? Discuss how to share this information with your congregation.
The e-connect
Find the infographic on investment in early childhood education on the Issues page at www.
hungerreport.org/issues. Share the image on Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks and
ask your friends and followers to name ways that getting a head start is good for children,
families, and for the country.
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