by annaread | May 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Overnight Parking Program (OPP) of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Eugene, Oregon USA has helped homeless families and individuals obtain “safe and legal, temporary overnight parking”. OPP services make it easier for hosts to say...
by sjs | May 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The reality for those without health insurance is, “You just wait until there’s a crisis that happens and deal with it then.” No dentist until the teeth are rotting, Super Glue instead of stiches, an emergency room visit when pain gets too bad....
by annaread | May 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In Oregon, USA an auxiliary of a local food share program has formed. Women Ending Hunger’s purpose is “getting to the root causes of hunger and stopping it at that level.” Their community-based plan looks to have an impact on public policy, economic...
by annaread | May 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Daughters of Charity have opened a Drug Resource Enhancement against Aids and Malnutrition (DREAM) center in Kenya. It offers state of the art services to manage HIV and malnutrition. The Daily Nation’s article features the story of Nduku, a 35 year old...
by annaread | May 11, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
The ninth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. Patricia Nava writes: Systemic Change Strategy Eight: Listen carefully and seek to understand the...
by sjs | May 8, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Global child mortality equates to the 2004 Asian tsunami striking every 40 days and killing only children – nearly all of them among the poorest of our world’s 6.5 billion people,” writes Bill Frist in the forward to Save the Children’s 2008...
