Each of the nine Just Neighbors sessions is designed to be completed in one hour but may be modified to fit other formats. They offer an excellent way to recruit volunteers, to gather support for new initiatives, or to engage a group in social justice issues.
 

	Session 1: Who Is My Neighbor? Provides a video introduction to three families living in poverty. Encounter the obstacles faced by low-income families each day. TRY IT ONLINE!
	Session 2: Making Ends Meet Experience the constant financial juggling act of living in poverty. Watch a video account of a family trying to make ends meet and then try to balance their budget, facing the painful financial decisions that low-income families make daily.
	Session 3: What Would You Choose? Is it better for Annie, a single mother of two, to find a cheaper  but less safe neighborhood or to work longer hours so that  her family can live where they are? Participants tackle the  tough decisions that Annie faces, learning first-hand the struggles  of life near the poverty line.  TRY IT ONLINE!
	Session 4: Does Working Work? Full-time employment does not guarantee a climb out of poverty.  Step into the lives of three working families and experience  how trends and changes in employment affect the working poor.
	Session 5: Housing Matters Learn about the journey of low-income families searching for, affordable housing. Examine the nation's housing crisis and myths about housing. Experience community responses and the  outcomes of successful housing initiatives.
	Session 6: Prejudice, Privilege, and Poverty Examine the relationship between race and poverty through a thought-provoking video. Consider how race relations and public  policy limit educational, employment, and economic opportunities.
	Session 7: Our Children, Our Future One in six American children lives in poverty. Listen and watch as they describe their lives and challenges through photographs  they have taken of their lives. Explore reasons why children  who are poor are deprived of the essential building blocks  of a healthy life.
	Session 8: Justice for All? Participants take on the roles of people of varying economic status to grapple with the ways that current economic trends impact themselves and others.
	Session 9: Stepping Out in Faith A springboard for further action with ideas for community initiatives,  volunteer action, and advocacy.