by sjs | Mar 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Mission of Mercy, a non-profit, faith-based organization, works out of RVs converted into mobile medical clinics to provides free care to the working poor in South Texas. “[W]e’re working together to show these people that somebody loves them, somebody...
by sjs | Mar 15, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Christian Science Monitor just concluded a five-part series focusing on myths about poverty and strategies for ending poverty. Part 5 (Practical Steps to End Poverty), which contains links to the other four installments of the series, is here.
by sjs | Mar 14, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The National Employment Law Project, NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service and others are bringing together key government, academic, civic and labor leaders and policy makers for The Summit on Eliminating Poverty Among the Working Poor. Today is the first of...
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There’s an extensive article in the Friday edition of THISDAY, one of Nigeria’s national papers, about the challenge of providing safe drinking water for everyone: “…women and children spend much of their lives in pursuit of this vital...
by sjs | Mar 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
An Episcopal parish in Cincinnati is among those using Benefit Bank software to help people apply for tax credits and benefits for which they are eligible. The Benefit Bank is a “godsend” in an area where food pantries and other emergency assistance...
