by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Although this refer to the United Kingdom there is much food for thought of Australia and the US in this program sponsored by Church Action on Poverty 2013, www.church-poverty.org.uk. As you may be aware, next week is Poverty & Homelessness Action Week. People...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Depaul UK in the North East is delighted to have been awarded £38,000 for a new service which will enable it to help young homeless people move out of homelessness accommodation and into private tenancies. The funding is has been awarded to three projects in the North...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Kevin M. Ryan, President and CEO, Covenant House, writes… This headline immediately filled me with foreboding: “Homeless youth who died included four 17-year-olds.” Now what, I thought? What horrible event had stolen away more of the young people we...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2013 | Justice and Peace
National Migration Week 2013 will be held from January 6-12 with a primary theme of “We are Strangers No Longer: Our Journey of Hope Continues.” This year’s National Migration Week observance and theme commemorate the 10th anniversary of the historic joint...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This infographic takes a look at the cost of being poor in America. The number of Americans living below the poverty line is shocking, and dissecting the various factors and effects this has on society can hopefully shed light on how best to attack this grave problem....
