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While exploring Children's Defense Fund, I found an article written in August discussing what happens to children who get expelled or suspended from childcare centers. At first, I thought how preschools or centers could do that to young children and their families. Then, I realized that over the years, there have been many children who have been "expelled" from the school I worked at because of various behavioral challenges which were affecting other children in the classroom. For instance, one child would run throughout the class hitting, kicking or pulling hair of any child within his reach. He would take a paintbrush and put paint on another child if the teachers could not get to him quick enough. He would cry and scream, non-stop throughout the day until his mom came to pick him up. After several months of parents complaining and concerns, the parents were given a choice to either find a "companion" for him or they would have to find another program becaus

CARE was founded in the United States in 1945 when it sent food parcels to Europe.   Originally standing for Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, CARE has since changed to mean Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere. This organization works in over 90 countries through 950 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid programs. It is one of the leading humanitarian organizations fighting poverty and their vision states, "CARE seeks a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security" (CARE, n.d.).  In order to end poverty, CARE believes that women and girls need to gain empowerment through education and economic opportunity or choice.  By equipping a woman with this knowledge, she can be a catalyst for positive change in her community.  The organization goes on to state that “poverty is not always caused by a lack of economic resources; it is often the result of discrimi

     With the recent shooting at a country bar, during college night, relatively close to where I live and a staff development on active shooter and emergency preparedness I participated in last week, I thought would research school shootings and how prepared school are in case they ever have to encounter such a horrific event. I happened to come across the article,  School Shootings Spark Everyday Worries: Children and Parents Call for Safe Schools and Neighborhoods (2018), on the Children's Defense Fund website.  It stated that many children and their parents are worried that there will be such an attack at the school in which they attend. Fear of a school shooting is consistent across racial, ethnic and income groups, suggesting a recent wave of school shootings has cemented mass violence as an everyday concern among a broad cross-section of America’s children (Children's Defense Fund, 2018). The article also discussed that Black and Hispanic children do not feel safe in the

Save the Children is a non-profit organization that helps and supports children in the United States and around the world.  Their programs focus on health, education, protection and disaster relief. The organization is "dedicated to ensuring every child has the best chance for success."    Within the United States, Save the Children provides educational programs for children living in impoverish rural America by helping them get ready for kindergarten. These programs give children the "opportunity to learn and grow early on." In addition, the organization helps in emergencies by preparing, protecting and helping children cope with these disasters. Throughout 120 countries, Save the Children has various programs that "focus on health, education, protection and disaster relief." These global programs provide health programs that "save children's lives and ensure they grow up healthy."  Plus, their programs help children dev