by Beth | Feb 19, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Benefit Bank ™ (TBB) is an internet-based, counselor-assisted program that helps low- and moderate-income individuals and families file for tax credits and benefits for which they are eligible. Each year, millions of individuals and families fail to receive the...
by Beth | Feb 17, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bruno Betemps writes, “The following is the summary of the efforts performed along one year to involve the Vincentian Family in the campaign “Political and concrete actions against Malaria”. Such a campaign has been extended to the 2005 in order to enable the...
by Beth | Feb 17, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholic Bishops Urge Congress To Decide Budget On How It Enhances Lives, Dignity Of Needy Here, AbroadASHINGTON (February 15, 2005) —The U.S. bishops have urged Congress to think of the needy here and abroad when they consider the national budget. They made their...
by Beth | Feb 8, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Thursday, 3 February 2005 – Book borrowers in Blayney have contributed six cartoons of tined food to the local St Vincent Society charity in lieu of paying outstanding fines. Books for beans The Food For Fines program organised by Blayney Librarian Marian...
by Beth | Feb 5, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Daughters of Charity in Great Britain have a section of their website devoted to “Make Poverty History”Make Poverty History In a world where poverty kills 30,000 people every day, 2005 will be a year of unprecedented opportunity for rich countries to...
by Beth | Jan 31, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“How do we move from the idea of poor people being sinners to poverty being a sin?” …. “At Union Theological Seminary in New York City, a liberal school, students this year developed a nine-day course called the Poverty Immersion Experience to...