by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Edmund Rice Center of the Australian Catholic University writes in a piece that looks at the austerity discussions taking place in so many countries in the world… “As several countries try to pay off huge public debt due to the financial crisis and...
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
InvisiblePeople.tv: Changing the story of homelessness. ** Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Support Moms who are homeless and everything they go through for their families, by sharing these stories. and forward to a friend for Mother’s Day. Jean and her...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Long-term poverty will cost significantly more than payment of unemployment benefits writes John Falzon, Chief Executive of the National Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia. ” It’s easy to blame people for being outside the labour market or...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Half of Australians seeking help for homelessness are under 25 and almost twenty per cent are under 10, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report, Specialist Homelessness Services Collection: first results, also reveals...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
As members of the Vincentian family invisible people should be visible to us. From the InvisiblePeople blog… “The purpose of this video blog is to make the invisible visible. I hope these people and their stories connect with you and don’t let go. I hope...
