by sjs | Jan 1, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Trinity College in Toronto began a project this fall to introduce low-income adults to the humanities and to hone their skills in abstract thinking. In the words of one project participant, “I’ve been away from this kind of learning for a long time, and it...
by sjs | Dec 30, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A chance meeting between a panhandler and a retired corporate executive led to the establishment of a Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative in the Canadian city of St. John, significantly reducing poverty and increasing the city’s labor force participation....
by sjs | Dec 20, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The U.N. has issued World Youth Report 2007, examining the challenges facing the 1.2 billion youths between the ages of 15 and 25. Despite better access to education than prior generations, poverty and labor market challenges have made the transition to adulthood...
by sjs | Dec 18, 2007 | Church, Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly this past week, Archbishop Celestino Migliore lamented the fact that that “chronic poverty remains the single biggest obstacle to meeting the needs of children,” and that education is key “to empowering them...
by sjs | Dec 17, 2007 | Justice and Peace
New Jersey has just become “the first [state] in a generation to abolish capital punishment.” In signing the law into effect, Governor Corzine expressed the hope that New Jersey can serve as a model for other states. Read the story.
