by annaread | Mar 6, 2008 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In coming weeks, farmers across America will coordinate a massive donation to food pantries. An egg farmer in Utah already donates regularly to programs of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Read the story. by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
No longer will the pay phone at the local shelter be the only way to reach a homeless client. Whether applying for a job, waiting for medical test results, or trying to get in touch with family, Project CARE provides homeless clients with link to the real world and an... by annaread | Mar 4, 2008 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A company only 5 1/2 years old made good on its commitment to give back to the community by an “out of the blue” donation of $50,000 to Catholic Community Services in Salt Lake City. The agency has been serving lunch each day to 900 – 1,000 people... by annaread | Mar 4, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A concern about bedbugs resulted in a relatively long story about the efforts of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to care for homeless in Port-of-Spain. There’s an explicit discussion about the link between mental illness and homelessness. Read the... by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The Mirror Art Group (MAG) helps hill tribes – relocated from the mountaintops to the foothills of northern Thailand – fight poverty, unemployment, lack of education, malnutrition, drug abuse, trafficking of women and children, loss of land rights, withholding of... by annaread | Feb 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A clinic in Salt Lake City is opening an after hours satellite at a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul overflow shelter. It’ll offer flu shots, blood pressure checks, and other care for chronic illnesses of the homeless. The result expected is a 30% reduction in...
