by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Although this refer to the United Kingdom there is much food for thought of Australia and the US in this program sponsored by Church Action on Poverty 2013, www.church-poverty.org.uk. As you may be aware, next week is Poverty & Homelessness Action Week. People...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) offers a short 15 question quiz to test one’s knowledge of poverty in the USA. How did you do? Then follow up with a 4 minute video tour to see what life looks like at the poverty line in the United States....
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Fighting Hunger or Causing Hunger: A Mid-term Look at Wal-Mart’s $2 billion Commitment. On May 12, 2010, in the U.S. Capitol, Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro Wright made a stunning announcement. His company would donate $2 billion in food and cash over a...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 18, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Place at the Table shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides—as they have in the past—that making healthy food available and affordable is...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 11, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty rates reflect ‘serious moral failure’ writes Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, California, chair of the U.S. bishop’s anti-poverty program. (Washington Post Guest Voice) “For instance, over 46 million Americans live in poverty. That represents over 10...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Kevin M. Ryan, President and CEO, Covenant House, writes… This headline immediately filled me with foreboding: “Homeless youth who died included four 17-year-olds.” Now what, I thought? What horrible event had stolen away more of the young people we...
