by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2010 | News
Concerned that currently 80 million Europeans live in poverty 20 senior figures from Christian, Jewish, Muslim religions as well as from the Sikh and Hindu communities met in Brussels to discuss effective measures to combat poverty and social exclusion. Rome...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2010 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A 60 second video from the United States Conference of Bishops remind us that 13 million or one out of 6 kids in the USA struggle to hang on to the poverty line defined as $22,050 for a family of 4. And shocking as that is, in the world at large every second child or ...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2010 | News
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet launched a campaign to get American billionaires to donate at least half of their wealth to charity. The initiative, titled the “Giving Pledge,” calls on billionaires to make a verbal commitment to give away the majority of...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2010 | News
If you were tempted to click on this, DON’T. According to Mashable.com there is a new scam. It is similar to one famvin alerted its visitors to a few weeks ago. Most people realize this kind of message is probably a scam, but just in case….
by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2010 | News
Your observations and suggestions help shape famvin so tell us what you think. Make a public comment or send a private message. We have tried to make the simple and easier to use. What’s your judgement?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2010 | Church, Disasters and Responses, News
According to the NCR “Catholic groups have made up the thrust of the first responders. In response to the growing catastrophe, Catholic Charities of New Orleans opened five emergency centers in May at local churches to distribute financial aid and offer...
