Sister Mary Rose presented these remarks on a panel addressing the topic of the “Context of Poverty” at the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Moral Dimensions of Poverty Conference.Poverty In The U.S., The Richest Country In The World
1999
Mary Rose McGeady, D.C.*
Covenant House International
New York, New York

She offered seven paramount causes for the perpetuation of poverty in the United States of America. She developed this list as a result of her experience at Covenant House where she encounters poor children each day. Sister Mary Rose proposes that there is a significant history to the “fundamental realities” of poverty in the USA.
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