by Beth | Feb 16, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
What is happening on the street sometimes appears to be the equivalent of a blood sport. One with no rules and that makes no sense. When assessing each individual’s struggle to avoid facing the hole they are in, it’s clear that the denial factor can...
by Beth | Feb 15, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Jim Claffey presents candid reflections in the aftermath of his Belleville workshop presentation “Project Uplift and Systemic Change.” He shared the ways the project was and was not involved in systemic change. Of particular interest is his presentation of...
by Beth | Feb 14, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
It’s no coincidence that the largest room at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul building is the dining room. In an organization where 1,000 meals are served a day, the poor are no longer just being fed, they are also learning to cook and become great chefs, according...
by Beth | Feb 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The cost of feeding the hungry has risen to record levels according to the World Food Programme. The causes and the effects of the current high food prices are diverse. To help you get a grasp of what it all means, here are the answers to 10 key questions. There is...
by Beth | Jan 22, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“There are always a lot of headlines about poverty the day that the data comes out, but then those headlines fade, and the problem hasn’t gone away. What we need is a sustained focus by the media and our elected officials, and we need advocacy groups and...
by Beth | Jan 18, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Americans have been hitting the bottle…the water bottle, that is. Americans have mistakenly come to believe that water served in plastic is healthier than water out of the tap. (Actually, a governmewnt report shows that bottled water quality is less strictly...
