by annaread | Apr 22, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Care Connections blogs about global poverty and provides a forum for people interested in global policy issues to speak out and network with others. It also aggregates news and blogs on the topic. Visit the Web site. by annaread | Apr 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
About 30 people are being served each day at a health clinic operated by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Charlotte County, Florida USA. “We’re seeing the working poor — those not poor enough for Medicaid, but who don’t have... by annaread | Apr 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Saturday the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, Arizona USA hosts the Saint Vincent de Paul Experience, a game in which players see minor things — a car repair or medical bill, for example — escalate into full-blown crises that put players on the... by annaread | Apr 15, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“They didn’t just participate in the modernization [of health care]; they propelled it,” says Bernadette McCauley, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Hunter College and author of Who Shall Take Care of Our Sick? Her comments note the particular... by annaread | Apr 14, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Meet the Birketts,” the headline invites. Four months ago this middle-aged couple had a home and a mortgage, and then electrician Mark Birkett had a stroke. Now he has paralysis in one arm, is legally blind, and has a hole in his heart — literally,... by annaread | Apr 14, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Billings, Montana USA Gazette describes the impact of increasing food and gas prices on the poor — and includes a sidebar about how to help. A representative of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul describes one problem succinctly: “Most of them have...
