by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
U.S.-Canada Health Care Institutions Related to Branches of the Vincentian Family Ascension Health (the US’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system) Daughters of Charity Health System(California) St. Thomas Health Systems (Middle Tennessee) Daughters of Charity...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to UNICEF, 23.1% of American children under the age of seventeen live in poverty, which makes the United States rank second out of thirty-five economically advanced countries ranked in that category. Romania ranks first, with 25.5% of children living in...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
From Australia… with possible echoes in the USÂ MELBOURNE: Â John Passant, tutor in the School of Political Science and International Relations in the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the Australian National University, comments on the recent welfare cuts by...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Perhaps in marked contrast to the lack of political collaboration in the USA a joint roundtable stemming from the collaboration between the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the Buisiness Council of Australia (BCA), and the Australian Council of Trade...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This infographic takes a look at the cost of being poor in America. The number of Americans living below the poverty line is shocking, and dissecting the various factors and effects this has on society can hopefully shed light on how best to attack this grave problem....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The World Bank takes A Look Back at 2012: Year in Review See reports, issues, resources … Drop in extreme poverty rates World’s ocean/s in peril Women at work Curbing Corruption Safety nets that work Measuring the unbanked Think GREEN for inclusive growth...
