by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2011 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
My Name is Child of God… Not “Those People” is regularly being picked up in America as a required reading text for Sociology classes. “As a child Julia Dinsmore lived in poverty and as an adult she has found herself living below the poverty line. Her riveting stories,...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Cities across the country are shifting their compassionate energies away from the traditional handout approach to addressing homelessness, to a more corporate, management-by-objectives perspective that shows how an investment into ending homelessness will...
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
FOrget about the house with the white picket fence! Can the world’s business leaders apply their creativity and financial acumen to help pull 2 billion people out of poverty? That’s the challenge put forth by a Dartmouth professor and a veteran marketer, who are...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 24, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Water Changes Everything. Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It’s a crisis because it only starts with water — but water affects everything in life. Health. Education. Food security. The lives of...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A moving YouTube presentation based on the Joni Mitchell hit “Both Sides Now” I’ve looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow It’s love’s illusions I recall I really don’t know love at all...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
So how could an iPad (or similar tablet) help a homeless person find permanent housing? The website Poverty Insights offers some suggestions how access to an iPad could be life changing. For many people who encounter homeless persons on a daily basis, a handheld...