by Beth | May 24, 2005 | Missions inter gentes
NEW YORK (CNS) — A group of religious orders and other investors is asking the retail giant Wal-Mart to assess the company’s policies and practices in light of their “social, environmental and economic sustainability.” A resolution filed for...
by Beth | May 23, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The House of Faith, Inc. was founded in 1992 by Sister Maria Cordis, a member of Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth based in Convent Station, N.J. The organization was founded to help homeless single adults acquire self-sufficiency in order to live on their own. The...
by Beth | May 22, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Founded in 1997, the Roarke Center was looking for ways to help local residents develop judgment and learn to make choices, says Hoag, an art educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience in grade and high schools. Today, she (a former client) helps run the...
by Beth | May 22, 2005 | Justice and Peace
The St Vincent de Paul Society charity — worried about rising fees and charges on the poor — was among several groups denied access to the full list of charges.But the Government has no plans to reveal to taxpayers the full list of charges or their dollar...
by Beth | May 21, 2005 | Vincentian Family
The International Association of Charities elected, at its International Assembly of Delegates, Mrs. Marina Costa as International President and Mrs. Patricia de Nava as representative of AIC for the Vincentian Family. The International Assembly was held on 11-12...
