by Beth | Mar 16, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The English version of the international site of the Daughters of Charity has a report on the efforts of the Vincentian Family in Italy to combat hunger.The Casarano (Italy) Vincentian Family, made up of Vincentian Voluntary Group, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian...
by Beth | Feb 25, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
NETWORK writes…. Write your Representative and Senators to share with them your grave concerns about the Administration’s proposed FY 04 budget. The House and Senate will begin work on their budget resolutions, the blueprint for spending. Members of...
by Beth | Feb 11, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The fall of communism in Eastern Europe has left some ordinary people very vulnerable, as economies restructure. There is much work for the young local SSVP in Romania to do and the Society in England and Wales has taken a special interest in Romania, helping to set...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Fr. Michael Shea writes “For the past three years I have had the opportunity and privilege of going to Juarez during my Christmas vacation with a very energetic group of men and women from Western Michigan. The mixture of “missionaries” is a fine...
by Beth | Jan 24, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Tell everyone you know to wear orange on Famine Friday (that’s February 21st) and help spread awareness of the hunger issue. Send this e-mail to everyone on your address list. Print out flyers from www.faminefriday.org and hand them out or hang them around town....
by Beth | Jan 8, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is launching a new national awareness campaign that emphasizes the growing number of poor Americans. Timed to coincide with the start of Poverty in America Awareness Month, the new CCHD-sponsored campaign uses...