by sjs | May 5, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
When Vincent saw a poor person, he saw the face of Christ. What do we see? Lamentably, for many the answer is someone too lazy to lift themselves out of poverty. The Homeless Alliance of Greater Buffalo has come up with an event to help change that perception. The... by sjs | May 4, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
75 low-income families are now renting apartments in St. Vincent’s Gardens, a new affordable housing complex in Santa Barbara run by the Daughters of Charity. The complex “is already shining as a symbol of subsidized housing done right.” For years,... by annaread | Apr 30, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
“A Journey to Social Inclusion” is the name of a new plan in Victoria, Australia to effect changes needed to break the cycle of homelessness. A St Vincent de Paul Society representative says options for housing have decreased at a time that need might well... by annaread | Apr 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Rising costs of food and gasoline have created financial pressure extreme enough that people who have never before received social services are now accepting help. The number of guests at a Sisters of Charity soup kitchen in Charleston has increased recently by half.... by annaread | Apr 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Three groups are being affected strongly by the current economic downturn in the US, according to an emergency services director for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Oregon, USA: the unemployed, aged 50-61 who are too young for Social Security; those with... by annaread | Apr 28, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
“The real resolution of hunger and the issue of people facing hunger is not giving them a food box, but dealing with the underlying issues of why they need that in the first place,” says the executive director of a food share program in Oregon, USA. Read...
