by John Freund, CM | Mar 9, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Did you know that the National Council of the United States SVdP has a partnership with Motel 6? This partnership allows conferences/councils to provide clients with overnight lodging at a discounted rate, while being billed directly. To learn more, or make...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Depaul USA Walkabout 2014 Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM Help End Homelessness One Step at a Time The Depaul USA Walkabout is a 5k run/ 2k walk to raise funds for Depaul USA and help end homelessness one step at a time. Join us and change the lives of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Their wedding feast was an extension of their everyday, missional lives—a celebration with the least of these on His behalf. Amanda simply explained, “We want God to be glorified.” Plastic wrappers and other pieces of litter rolled like tumbleweed across the empty...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The opening sentence from a Huffington Post piece… “This ‘Homeless Jesus’ statue has found a home after similar works were rejected from cathedrals in New York and Canada, but not all are welcoming it with open arms. The moving work by Timothy...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
“We are experiencing a silver tsunami demographically. The baby boomers are reaching retirement age… People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective wellbeing and early mortality.” reports Independent Catholic News in the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Technology: Issues and Uses
Mobile Phones empower the poor. The greatest weapon against poverty, in the developing world, is in the palm of your hand. So demonstrate the website UPWORTHY in a fascinating infographic from USAID about the power of cellphones to combat poverty in the developing...
