poverty

What happened to the issue of poverty?

by Elizabeth Astridge | March 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

What happened to the issue of poverty? Like a set of misplaced keys, I know it was there a minute ago but now I can’t find it. Within the past year, poverty was the issue of the day on the national stage. Stemming from the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty,...

Poverty Awareness Month in the Year of Mercy

by John Freund, CM | January 3, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

This month, Pope Francis declared the Jubilee Year of Mercy commencing on December 8, and in a few short days, January marks Poverty Awareness Month as sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). As Vincentians, focused on ways to minimize and...

Writing and speaking about poverty

by John Freund, CM | August 8, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News | 1 Comment

Two posts concerning writing and speaking about poverty caught my eye. So much depends upon where you stand. The first piece by well-known author Barbara Ehrenreich laments the fact that only the moderately well-to-do can afford to write about poverty. The second...

Growing Criminalization of Poverty

by John Freund, CM | April 23, 2015 | News | 0 Comments

This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted.

Personal Experience of Need for Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change

Frequent visitors of this site are deeply committed to helping those who suffer poverty and are committed to a...

Could You Survive in Poverty – 18 Quick Questions

by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

“Could You Survive in Poverty?” This checklist was developed by Ruby K. Payne, an author and researcher in the field...

What happened to the issue of poverty?

by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections

What happened to the issue of poverty? Like a set of misplaced keys, I know it was there a minute ago but now I can’t...

Shriver Report – Financial insecurity of women and children

by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses

A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink examines the rates of financial insecurity among American women and the children who depend on them, investigate the impact of it on our nation’s institutions and economic future, and promote modern solutions to help women...

What is poverty? How end it?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses

Before you answer pose this question to yourself. “What if you lost everything, how long would it take you to get something to eat, find a place to stay, and a get some work?" A Brazilian pastor, Claudio Oliver, offers up a definition of poverty that most likely will...

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