by Beth | May 30, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In the recent letter reporting on their meeting in Paris leaders of many branches of the Vincentian Family propose the following as among the more vulnerable populations in the world today.1. Children 2. Indigenous Peoples 3. Migrants 4. Women 1. The State of World’s... 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 20, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
With significant help from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the aid group PATH is seeking to bolster UN efforts to combat malaria in Zambia, where it hopes to cut malaria-related deaths by 75%. The initiative, which received $35 million from the Gates... by Beth | May 8, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Beyond the Streets was created in 2002 to help some of St. Francis Medical Center’s young trauma patients, many who were being treated for gang-related gunshot and stab wounds. The hospital’s association with the Daughters of Charity Foundation established... by Beth | May 6, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New York City, already having levels of hunger that dwarf levels in any other major city in the industrialized world, is planning to cut funding for the Emergency Food Assistance ProgramBloomberg AGAIN Proposes Reduction in Pantry, Kitchen Funds $670,000 Cut Would...
