by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, addresses myths about poverty, health, and foreign aid. Read more about what Bill and Melinda Gates see as myths that block progress for the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty & Homelessness Action Week has been running each year since 2008. It brings together two special Sundays which have been marked in UK churches for many years: Homelessness Sunday and Poverty Action Sunday. See their suggestions for action each day of this...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
This is not a “knock, knock” joke but a notice about the AUstralian SVDP “Doorknocker” campaign. They have a  recruiting drive in Catholic secondary schools and beyond the borders of parishes into the general community is expected to boost the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no  fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates…The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months,...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink examines the rates of financial insecurity among American women and the children who depend on them, investigate the impact of it on our nation’s institutions and economic future, and promote modern solutions to help women...
by Beth | Jan 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Learning the Vincentian Mission through a business school class at Niagara University. During the fall 2013 semester, students enrolled in Dr. Anna McNab’s Operations and Information Management classes not only learned about the importance of information systems for...
