Mg.co.za recently reported on G8 breaking its pledges on poverty:
Industrialised nations have broken promises to alleviate poverty and provide better health and education, leading to the deaths of millions of people in poorer nations, Oxfam International said on Thursday.
Group of Eight (G8) nations had fallen far short of meeting a $50-billion funding pledge made at […]
Somebody recently informed me about a great program run by Campbell Soup Company and The United States Postal Service, which facilitates the donation of food by American families to American family.
35,000,000 Americans are at risk of hunger.
Get involved on May 12th!
www.HelpStampOutHunger.com
On May 12th, Campbell Soup Company and The United States Postal Service are partnering once […]
While reading a book (not about poverty) today, I came across a very interesting passage that I want to post on the blog. In their book, Waorani: The Contexts of Violence & War, Clayton Robarcheck and Carole Robarchek wrote the following:
At this point, perhaps we should make clear our position with regard to missionaries and […]
When asked about how Barack Obama recently said that rap musicians should reform their lyrics, Russell Simmons said, “What we need to reform is the conditions that create these lyrics. Obama needs to reform the conditions of poverty. I wish he really did raise his money on the Internet, like he said. I wish he […]
Jennie Daley and Topher Sanders recently wrote an article about the struggle for food in Tompkins County, New York. I include an excerpt:
Experts on food insecurity note that while the effects may be many, the cause of hunger is most often one — the lack of a wage that will pay all the bills.
“I’ve got […]
Sara Steffens reports that many foster youths face a future of homelessness. I include an excerpt:
When a foster youth becomes homeless, no one social worker, guardian or child welfare department is to blame.
The average parent spends $44,500 on a child after he or she becomes an adult, “and that doesn’t include the kid being still […]
Paul Everest reports that police allegedly used excessive force against an anti-poverty in Halifax. I include an excerpt:
The Halifax Coalition Against Poverty plans to file an “excessive force” complaint against police after coalition members were pepper sprayed and allegedly roughed up during a protest in Halifax on Thursday night.
Three coalition members were arrested as more […]
What Child Could Deserve This?
Innocent children dying of hunger…
millionsofmouths.com
Millions Of Mouths intends to sell a million pixels to raise over a million pounds of food to help feed the millions of starving and hungry people.
Millions Of Mouths May Mega-Markdown - Through the month of March, you can buy pixels at 1% of the regular price. […]
Rita Chappelle recently wrote an article about Suze Orman and Orman’s new book. I include an excerpt:
According to U.S. Census poverty data, women are twice as likely as men to retire in poverty. One out of eight women is poor, compared with one out of every 11 men.
Those grim facts supercharged financial guru, author and […]
Sarah Arnquist recently wrote an article exploring the possibility of ending homelessness. I include an excerpt:
Is ending homelessness a realistic goal?
The National Alliance to End Homelessness and the federal government have championed the idea that it is possible to end homelessness, or at least significantly reduce the number of people who chronically lack a place […]