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WHOOSH :: Thom Chu's blog on the UCC Youth and Young Adult Ministry Assessment
An episodic series of reflections and links to useful resources during Thom's one-year consultancy to the United Church of Christ on ministries of, with, and for youth and young adults.
WHOOSH is a term coined by participants in the January 17, 2009 youth and young adult focus group held in Philadelphia PA. It is that impossible-to-define-or-control energy that propels us, and gives us joy, passion, and strength.
Bald-faced plug for the "Just Neighbors" curriculum
Posted by:
Thomas on
June 27, 2009 at
1:39AM EST
I'm thrilled that there was a mention of my presentation to Youth@Synod yesterday featuring "Just Neighbors," a 9-session video curriculum designed to help people to understand poverty and homelessness. The 200+ youth were very attentive even after a day of hands-on service and we were able to dig into some complex issues of poverty by doing a simulation of creating a family budget for a working-poor family trying to make ends meet. In the end, we realized that the lack of health insurance, sufficient food and housing supports, and a low minimum wage was trapping people into terrible circumstances. Amazing work!
If you are interested in finding out more about the curriculum, check out http://www.familypromise.org/program/just-neighbors
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