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...
by sjs | Apr 13, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
That’s the title of a new report by Families USA that gives state-level estimates of the numbers of deaths due to lack of health insurance in the United States. “The conclusions are sadly clear—a lack of health coverage is a matter of life and death for many...
by sjs | Apr 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A bank in the Midwest sponsors a hunger awareness week to bring attention to hunger and poverty. Teens in Calgary initiate a 30-hour fast to raise awareness of what it is like to be hungry. Read the articles here and here as a springboard to considering other...
by annaread | Apr 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
It isn’t a straight line between poverty relief and the availability of cell phones, but the New York Times Magazine for April 13 describes some fascinating work being done by anthropologists who work for Microsoft, Nokia, and other companies. Take a look at the...
by annaread | Apr 10, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
It’s a discouraging time for non-profit agencies like the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. A director of community relations and development for the Society in South Bend, Indiana USA reconsidered her situation recently when she went to work. Read her...
