Taking Action for a cause lesson

Taking Action for a cause lesson

What is a cause?

• A cause is something people feel strongly about

• Some people work for world peace, some people work to protect Earth, or some groups of people work together to work and raise money for research to help cure diseases

• People and organizations join together to work for good causes

Mary McLeod Bethune

• Mary McLeod has an important cause that she worked hard for: she wanted African American girls a chance to go to school

• She wanted to open a school, but she only had $1.50. She did not give up on this important cause

• In 1904, Bethune opened her school in Daytona Beach, Florida

• Her school was called the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute

• Bethune taught African American girls how to read and write, how to be resourceful, and how to cook, clean, and sew

• Bethune wanted her students to be good citizens, so they worked in their community too

Mary McLeod Bethune continued

• People from the community donated money to Bethune's cause

• In 1923, a boys school called Cookman Institute joined Bethune's school, and the school later became known as Bethune-Cookman College

• Students still attend the school today, which is now known as Bethune-Cookman University

• 
  

• 
  

• 
  

National Youth Administration (NYA)

• In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Bethune to lead the National Youth Administration (NYA)

• The National Youth Administration (NYA) helped young people find part-time jobs, and Bethune helped by providing job training

Multiple Choice

Who wanted to give African American girls a chance to go to school?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Thurgood Marshall

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Multiple Choice

What helped young people find part-time jobs, and also provided job training?

• YMCA

• Boys and Girls Club

• National Youth Administration

• Red Cross

What is a union?

• A union is a group of workers who join together

• The workers usually want better pay

What is a motto?

• A motto is a saying

• 
  

What is a strike?

• A strike is when workers stop working until things change

What does it mean to boycott?

• Boycott means to refuse to do something for a reason

Cesar Chavez

• Cezar Chavez had been a farmer since he was a young child

• He knew that they were payed very little but worked long hours

• Years later he took up the cause to help farmers have better lives

• Chavez felt that farmers needed a union so in 1962, Chavez started the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) which Chavez was elected president of

• The name was later changed to United Farm Workers

Cesar Chavez continued

• The union's motto was "Viva La Causa" this means "Long live the cause"

• In 1965, Chavez led the union's first strike. He also started a boycott. He wanted everyone to boycott, or stop buying grapes and he wanted stores to stop selling grapes

• The union's strike went on for many years until finally the farm owners agreed to raise the farmworkers pay

• The conflict was resolved peacefully

• 
  

Multiple Choice

Who wanted the farm workers to have better treatment and better pay?

• Clara Barton

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Cesar Chavez

Clara Barton

• In the mid 1800s, Clara Barton volunteered during the American Civil War

• She helped soldiers find lost luggage, handed out medicine, and cared for wounded soldiers

• She was often called "the angel of the battlefield"

• 
  

Clara Barton continued

• Later, while Burton was in Europe, a war broke out between France and Germany

• Barton worked for the red cross in Europe, taking care of soldiers that were hurt

• Barton wanted to star the Red Cross in the United States

Clara Barton continued

• In 1881, the United States Red Cross came to life

• The Red Cross continues to work for Barton's cause today by helping people all around the world

• After a bad storm, earthquake, or flood, the Red Cross makes sure everyone is taken care of

• The Red Cross provides food, shelter, clean water, and medicine

• The Red Cross makes sure their is a supply of blood for people who need it

• The Red Cross also helps people stay in touch with family members in the United States military who are serving our country

Multiple Choice

Who wanted to start the Red Cross in the United States?

• Cesar Chavez

• Clara Barton

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• President Roosevelt

Nonprofit Organization

• The work of Barton and the Red Cross is the work of nonprofit organizations

• A nonprofit organization is not set up to earn income of its organization

• It's purpose is to serve the common good and help others meet their needs

• Nonprofit organizations help people meet their basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing

• A foodbank is another example of a nonprofit organization

• A foodbank serves donated food to people in need

Civic Organizations

• Nonprofit organizations that operate within a community are called civic organizations

• Civic organizations provide services to a community and help its residents meet their needs

• The goal of civic organization is to improve life for people in the community

• 
  

• 
  

• 
  

Multiple Choice

An organization that is not set up to earn income is called a nonprofit organization.

• True

• False