by Beth | Oct 17, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The biggest increase in Social Security benefits since 1991 reflects a harsh reality of rising prices. High energy costs are driving the worst inflation in more than 25 years.Helen Huntley of the St. Petersburg Times Personal Finance Editor writes… October 15,...
by Beth | Oct 16, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
�In a natural disaster of this scope, we firmly believe that benefits and services should be provided to Katrina victims regardless of an individual�s immigration status . . . Now is the time to serve our common humanity and not discriminate against victims of the...
by Beth | Oct 16, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The World Development Report 2006 argues that equity is important not just for its own sake, but also because it can enhance growth and poverty reduction.Inequality of opportunity, both within and among nations, sustains extreme deprivation, results in wasted human...
by Beth | Oct 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
PERTH, October 11, 2005 (onlineopinion.com.au): Writing for OnlineOpinion, Peter Sellick argues that the Churches may now be doing the Government’s job – .”… While all this is well and good, and our society has the benefit of agencies that act...
by Beth | Oct 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
St. John’s Bread and Life will both be featured and supported on this year’s Hungerthon broadcast. As you may know Hungerthon joins together WHY, radio stations, corporations, and individual donors to fight the hunger and poverty problem that affects 37 million...
by Beth | Oct 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The New York Times carries a front page story about the fading hopes for a national discussion on poverty in the wake of what people were reminded of by Katrina WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 – As Hurricane Katrina put the issue of poverty onto the national agenda, many...
