by annaread | Mar 26, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Rising interest rates and other financial pressures contribute to increasing rates of homelessness in Queensland, Australia. Chairman of the Society Justice Committee of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Robert Leach invites people to leave “heart prints of...
by sjs | Mar 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Mission of Mercy, a non-profit, faith-based organization, works out of RVs converted into mobile medical clinics to provides free care to the working poor in South Texas. “[W]e’re working together to show these people that somebody loves them, somebody...
by annaread | Mar 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In just three weeks a medical team from Nova Scotia has provided 1600 free, confidential HIV tests in Sierra Leone. Ordinarily, government hospitals might test only 30 people per month. Sisters of Charity of Halifax helped support the project. Read the story.
by annaread | Mar 17, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Children who live in traumatic situations need more than day care. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Eugene, Oregon USA has full day program that early childhood educators say is unique. First Place Kids Center adopts new approachFirst Place Kids Center rethinks...
by sjs | Mar 16, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bread for the World has released a study finding a strong correlation between poverty rates and the percentage of mortgages that are subprime. “Some of the poorest people are going to be forced into deeper poverty [and hunger] because of widespread subprime...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 15, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
“Our generation is replacing signs and protests with individual actions,’’ says Kyle Taylor, 23, an advocate for the social-entrepreneur movement who started his own mentoring organization. ‘‘This is our civil rights movement and what will define our...
