by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Seeds of Hope can be purchased on line through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. It is available at on our webpage: www.svdpusa.org , click on “order materials”. It can also be ordered by email: jmorse@svdpusa.org.” For further information about how...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 7, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
More than 46 million Americans live in a place that could be called the State of Poverty The people of Poverty USA are family members, neighbors, colleagues – young and old, black and white, healthy and sick, rural and urban. They are not making the headlines, much...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The game isn’t about angry birds, but impoverished Americans — and the economic realities they face. It’s about the realities of fiscal cliffs, sequester, or whatever name you chose for the realities faced by millions. During an ice storm last month that kept...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
With all the attention on violence in video games it is refreshing to see games that are forces for good. Half the Sky Movement: The Game is a Facebook adventure that raises awareness and funds to empower women and girls across the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
To End Extreme Poverty, Let’s Try Ending Extreme Wealth The world’s wealthy gathered in the Alps recently to discuss how to ‘solve’ the world’s problems. The world’s biggest problem, suggests one top global anti-poverty outfit, may be their fortunes. Sam...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Vincent de Paul reports surge in calls from ‘a forgotten layer of society’Irish Times St Vincent de Paul volunteers are at the coalface in the fight against poverty Today, the Society of St Vincent de Paul( svp.ie) release its figures for the number of...
