by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Stories of Systemic Change (This marks the fifth in a series of 10 Vincentian family projects that will be described by Fr. Robert Maloney, Chair of the Systemic Change initiative in the Vincentian Family.) 5. San José de Ocoa Water now flows to over 100 villages,...
by sjs | Jan 13, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The need for reliable and inexpensive transportation poses a problem for many working poor, particularly in rural areas. The “Work-n-Wheels” program in Wisconsin is helping to meet that need by providing interest-free loans to people who wouldn’t...
by sjs | Jan 9, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Community Action Partnership, aided by U.S. local, state and national leaders, has developed a campaign to reduce poverty. Its report offers action themes and specific strategies to help all those “who are vulnerable to poverty, economic deprivation, and...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2008 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Leaders in the Vincentian Family in North America are “happy to invite you to the next Vincentian Family Gathering, to be held April 10-13, 2008 in New Orleans, LA. In the Providence of God, the 2008 Vincentian Family Gathering leads us to “Solidarity in...
by sjs | Jan 1, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Trinity College in Toronto began a project this fall to introduce low-income adults to the humanities and to hone their skills in abstract thinking. In the words of one project participant, “I’ve been away from this kind of learning for a long time, and it...
