by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
DEPAUL USA AWARDED HOUSING PROGRAMS IN ST. LOUIS The City of St. Louis has awarded Depaul USA operating grants for the Project MORE and Project PLUS programs effective October 1, 2013. These two programs provide scattered site housing and services to 70 formerly...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 18, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Trying to solve poverty is a lot like trying to solve a really hard puzzle. That’s why Oxfam has a new six-sided strategy to tackle it, driven by the power of people against poverty. (See below) 1. First, we’re helping people to claim rights for themselves...
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2013 | Disasters and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Vincentians turn over 50 houses to Typhoon Sendong victims The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) turned over some housing units to survivors of Typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro City Philippines onMay 4. Recognizing the plight of the survivors of urban poor...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
From Australia… with possible echoes in the US MELBOURNE: John Passant, tutor in the School of Political Science and International Relations in the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the Australian National University, comments on the recent welfare cuts by...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2012 | Vincentian Family
St Vincent de Paul Society will provide a new service to rapidly rehouse the homeless who frequently use temporary accommodation services in western Sydney. The NSW government will release $1 million to St Vincent de Paul Society over the next year with an aim to...
