Since 2012, the rebellion has become entrenched in Aleppo, the country’s former economic and industrial capital. The...
Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Just Love – Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth
by John Freund, CM | January 21, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses | 1 Comment
Grow your own program with those in poverty
by John Freund, CM | January 16, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change | 0 Comments
Saint Vincent de Paul in helping the poor save taxpayers £11million per year
by John Freund, CM | January 16, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
The stress of poverty and our role as advocates
by John Freund, CM | January 15, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
ReNu Niagara: Community Outreach @NiagaraUniv
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 30, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Niagara University is taking community outreach to a high-impact level. Nancy Fischer of the Buffalo News writes in a...
Journal of Vincentian Social Action
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 29, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
St. John's University has announced the launch of the Journal of Vincentian Social Action, a new contribution to...
They kept coming… The story of POTS
by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity
Part of the Solution, or POTS, was opened in a storefront on Fordham Road in 1982 by Fr. Ned Murphy, SJ, Tim Boon, and Sister Jane Iannucelli, SC, (current President of the Sisters of Charity) to help feed those living in poverty in the Bronx. This video tells the...
‘Serve, accompany, and defend the poor’
by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholic social ministers told: "Serve, accompany, and defend the poor." A message quite in line with the Pope's Lenten message and one which echoes in the hearts of the followers of Vincent and Louise. To “serve, accompany, and defend” the poor is the mission of...
Thoughts on a requiem for the homeless
by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The following story got me thinking.... (see concluding thought after the story) The Pope's almoner has celebrated Mass in Rome in memory of the poor and homeless who have lost their lives due to inadequate living conditions and abandonment. Archbishop Konrad...
Perspectives on US foreign aid
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, addresses myths about poverty, health, and foreign aid. http://youtu.be/UL4zoo8xijc Read more about what Bill and Melinda Gates see as myths that block progress for the poor. http://b-gat.es/1mnv6Kg
Homeless Action Week – model for others?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty & Homelessness Action Week has been running each year since 2008. It brings together two special Sundays which have been marked in UK churches for many years: Homelessness Sunday and Poverty Action Sunday. See their suggestions for action each day of this...
Knock knock, Vinnies needs you
by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
This is not a "knock, knock" joke but a notice about the AUstralian SVDP "Doorknocker" campaign. They have a recruiting drive in Catholic secondary schools and beyond the borders of parishes into the general community is expected to boost the ranks of Vinnies...
Time to stop blaming the poor
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates...The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months, millions...
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...
Learning business through Vincentian Mission
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Learning the Vincentian Mission through a business school class at Niagara University. During the fall 2013 semester, students enrolled in Dr. Anna McNab’s Operations and Information Management classes not only learned about the importance of information systems for...