by sjs | May 4, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
75 low-income families are now renting apartments in St. Vincent’s Gardens, a new affordable housing complex in Santa Barbara run by the Daughters of Charity. The complex “is already shining as a symbol of subsidized housing done right.” For years,...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a novel appeal Soles4Souls.org encourages congregations to leave their shoes in church on Naational Baarefoot Sunday June 1 so that they may be used for 300 million children around the world who live barefoot.
by sjs | Apr 24, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
MicroPlace, a microfinance investment vehicle about which we’ve posted before, has added investment opportunities in 9 more countries. “To date, investments made through MicroPlace have generated 20,000 loans to the world’s working poor.” Read...
by annaread | Apr 22, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Care Connections blogs about global poverty and provides a forum for people interested in global policy issues to speak out and network with others. It also aggregates news and blogs on the topic. Visit the Web site.
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...
