Charity Vocabulary ( 8th Graders)

Vocabulary items	Meaning
associations	An association (also sometimes called a voluntary group, union, voluntary organization, unincorporated association, common-interest association) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose.
altruism	Altruism or selflessness is the principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others. The adjective is altruistic.
care	To care means to feel concern or interest; attach importance to something. The noun iscare.
cooperation	It is a joint operation or action. The process of working together to the same end. The verb is to cooperate.
contributions	To contribute means to give something such as money or time so as to help a person, a cause or an organization. The noun is contribution.
dig deep	This is an idiom. One its meanings is to make a lot of effort with all one's resources.
donation	To donate is to give something for charitable purposes, to help a cause. The noun is adonation.
generosity	The adjective generous refers to a person who is willing to give and share unsparingly, showing a readiness to give. The noun is generosity.
help	As a noun help means an action given to provide assistance. Synonyms of help include aid and support.
homeless	This refers to someone without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets.
organization	An organized body of people with a particular purpose.
orphan	This refers to a child whose parents are dead. An orphanage is a residential institution for the care and education of orphans.
philanthropy	The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
raise money	To raise money means to work to earn money or encourage donations for the benefit of someone, something, or doing something. Fund raising is an expression that means to raise funds or money.
rescue	To rescue means to save someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.
social work	This refers to work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare.
street children	Street children is a term for children experiencing homelessness who live on the streets of a city.
sponsor	A sponsor is a person or organization that provides funds for a project or activity carried out by another. Sponsorship refers to the position of being a sponsor.
support	To provide for or maintain by supplying with money or necessities. Synonyms of support include aid and help.

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