by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Corruption is a constant presence in the lives of people around the world. And poor families are hit hardest by demands for bribes. These are the unsettling results of the Global Corruption Barometer 2007, (Link no longer active) published by Transparency...
by sjs | Dec 5, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In words that could have come from St. Vincent, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto said that “the situation of the homeless is not only of the one who does not have a house, but it is also the collapse of one’s own world, one’s security, personal...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The catholic legal theory blog “Mirror of Justice” has a thought provoking reflection on a New York Times story reporting how Malawi is solving it own food problems by ignoring US aid. It could serve as a case study as we reflect on how best to effect...
by sjs | Dec 1, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Food banks around the U.S. are experiencing critical shortages of food. As are other organizations, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Cincinnati is being forced to reduce the amount of food it is able to give to needy families. “Donations are down,...
by sjs | Nov 30, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
There has been much recent U.S. press about people losing homes because they can’t pay mortgages they should not have been given. In Ireland too, St. Vincent de Paul Society is finding increasing numbers experiencing poverty due to crippling mortgage payments...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St Vincent de Paul Society National CEO Dr John Falzon has welcomed newly elected Kevin Rudd’s decision to address homelessness as one of his government’s top priorities.
