by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This summer, Staples and DoSomething.org are hosting our third annual Do Something 101 School Supply Drive! You can help right now by holding school supply drives in your school and community. Drop off School Supplies at any Staples store across the US and we’ll... by John Freund, CM | Aug 16, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The creator of Farmville, Zynga, has raised more than $3.6 million for Haiti. Mark Pincus, Zynga’s founder and CEO, calls this “solidarity not charity.” Zynga describes this approach to giving back in this way: “Solidarity not charity is a... by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Los Angeles is setting out to create safe parking areas for Los Angeles’ homeless residents living in cars and RVs. In July, the city identified 250 RV’s and motor vehicles being lived in throughout the city’s District 11, which includes Venice. To help individuals... by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2010 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A 60 second video from the United States Conference of Bishops remind us that 13 million or one out of 6 kids in the USA struggle to hang on to the poverty line defined as $22,050 for a family of 4. And shocking as that is, in the world at large every second child or ... by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In the past 45 days, Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans has opened two health clinics in a city desperate for preventative care services. Its 24,000-square-foot facility in the former home of St. Cecilia School in the Bywater opened April 30 followed by the... by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent’s Day Care Center Evansville earns national accreditation. Nazareth Home in Kentucky gains Excellence Award.
