by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholics can learn about the state of poverty in the United States and concrete ways they can make a difference at a new website from the the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The site, www.povertyusa.org, was launched August 15 and offers tools and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Social, Social Media
“Homeless people have Facebook friends, too. According to a new study from University of Dayton sociologist and criminologist Art Jipson, homeless people are increasingly connected to each other and to non-homeless people through social networking websites like...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
If you held any doubt about the international scope of Depaul International scan through these reports from the UK, Ukraine, Ireland, Philadelphia, Macon, Bratoislavia and innovative approaches to fund raising that included a trustee swimming to Alcatraz and a  1500...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Australia’s housing and homelessness services are stretched and unable to meet growing demand for services, but are closely followed by community legal services which are facing chronic underfunding, longer waiting lists, and turning away greater numbers of...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
(Romereports.com) Mel Young and Harald Schmied decided in 2003 to improve the living conditions of homeless people by a creating a World Cup of soccer they could all take part in. It has become a foundation that helps the most disadvantaged through sports. Every year...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In the past several years, more and more people have been forced to use desperate means of survival, such as begging, living in slums or going through rubbish bins looking for food or items they can recycle or sell. But now, people who resort to these survival tactics...