by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Good works do pay – Study shows that education can cost less that poverty ! CANBERRA: The first economic analysis of a groundbreaking university course for Australians experiencing multiple disadvantage has found potential savings of $14, 624 per annum to the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 14, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Phoenix has an innovative approach to vacant lots that changes them from signs of what has been to symbols of what can be. Hussein Al Hamka is going to farm his famous cucumbers on a 15-acre vacant lot in the heart of Phoenix, where nearly half of all lots sit empty...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Balance a Working Poverty Budget You’re a single person living alone in Ontario and work 35 hours per week in a minimum-wage job with no benefits. Your monthly budget is $1435. Estimate your monthly expenses and try to balance this budget. (Try it even if you... by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The program is based in Great Britain but famvin can vouch for the fact that it is receiving good attention in the blogosphere. Dear …. In the run-up to Poverty & Homelessness Action Week 2013, we’ll be sending out an e-newsletter once a month, with...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“In November, millions of people across America sit down at a dinner table and enjoy a generous Thanksgiving Day meal, but this isn’t the case for everyone. In the U.S. alone, more than 14 percent of households struggle to put food on the table and more than one...