Anti-Poverty Week Australia – Sunday October 17
CANBERRA: The Anti-Poverty Week 2010 Web Site describes the aims of Anti-Poverty Week as being – To strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship around the world and in Australia; and to Encourage research, discussion...Young Christians Seek Intentional Community Among Poor
Their goal: Create a sense of community in a chaotic neighborhood overrun with drugs, prostitution and gangs. Their work mirrors, in some ways, the “new monasticism” movement, in which Christians move into urban or rural areas to work with the poor. […]
Over 13 million will not have basic school supplies in USA
This summer, Staples and DoSomething.org are hosting our third annual Do Something 101 School Supply Drive! You can help right now by holding school supply drives in your school and community. Drop off School Supplies at any Staples store across the US and we’ll deliver them to a local kid who needs them. Does anyone know of a similar program for other countries?