What can you do to help people in poverty?

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Learn a trade

work pro bono for those in need or teach others what you've learned

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Provide a first rate education

Not just something that will get them a minimum-wage job, but a top-rate education.

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Pay your taxes

Sounds a little naive, right? Let us say it WOULD be the perfect solution, in a perfect country.... [show more]

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Support Head Start, the Big Brother/Sister

program, be a school mentor or tutor - catch them young, they'll have a better chance.

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Highlight the needs & be heard

Many of the worlds most serious problems, Wars, Starvation, Energy Crisis, Social Injustices, Rouge Dictators, Political Blunders.... [show more]

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We give peanuts. . .Literally!

In Manila, there are beggars at most intersections. children are forced to beg by syndicates that collect all the cash they receiv... [show more]

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TSD66A 4 months ago

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett

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This topic was started by manilaman manilaman has 13,888 Grupie Points on August 23rd, 2007. 19 grupies have voted on one or more of the 7 answers.

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