by annaread | Apr 14, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Meet the Birketts,” the headline invites. Four months ago this middle-aged couple had a home and a mortgage, and then electrician Mark Birkett had a stroke. Now he has paralysis in one arm, is legally blind, and has a hole in his heart — literally,...
by annaread | Apr 2, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Frederic Ozanam Housing Association, operated in Adelaide Australia by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, is set to become the preferred housing provider for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. The result should be an increase in housing for those who need it. Read the...
by annaread | Mar 26, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Rising interest rates and other financial pressures contribute to increasing rates of homelessness in Queensland, Australia. Chairman of the Society Justice Committee of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Robert Leach invites people to leave “heart prints of...
by annaread | Mar 17, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Children who live in traumatic situations need more than day care. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Eugene, Oregon USA has full day program that early childhood educators say is unique. First Place Kids Center adopts new approachFirst Place Kids Center rethinks...
by annaread | Mar 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Forcing a person to choose between sleep and obeying laws that prohibit sleeping on the street: maybe that violates one of the rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution. San Diego, California USA has a task force taking a look at homelessness, and some folks...
