by Beth | Nov 29, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Award honours importance of a particular program that is the first of its kind in Australia to offer University courses for homeless people… enriching the lives of homeless people in a way that breaks the cycles of poverty and disadvantage and has the potential...
by Beth | Nov 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
HOUSTON — Catholic nuns are joining forces with motorcycle riders to help a group of needy youngsters. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the Retreads Motorcycle Club have teamed up to sponsor The Nun Run, a motorcycle ride from Houston to Galveston. The...
by Beth | Oct 19, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Whole Foods Market, a leading natural and organic foods supermarket, invites customers to shop at any of its 177 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 25th, when five percent of total company sales will go directly to...
by Beth | Oct 16, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The World Development Report 2006 argues that equity is important not just for its own sake, but also because it can enhance growth and poverty reduction.Inequality of opportunity, both within and among nations, sustains extreme deprivation, results in wasted human...
by Beth | Sep 29, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
WEST CHICAGO—Members of the Joliet diocesan council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul watched and applauded as Bishop Stanley G. Schlarman cut the ceremonial ribbon, marking the opening of the new affordable housing development for senior citizens in DuPage...
