Do you or do you know someone who works to reduce world hunger, poverty, or homeless? If so, I want contact me to schedule an interview. I want to interview anyone who works to make a difference in their community. We will publish the interviews on this blog. You can contact me through my Hunger […]
A recent Boston Globe editorial talked about organizations helping enable homeless, low-skilled, and low-income people to take care of themselves mainly through education and better employment. I include an excerpt:
There’s an emerging cure for dead-end jobs and unemployment. Instead of letting people languish in homelessness or despair, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions is making […]
The Daily Times published an article about recent poverty data from the US Census Bureau. I include an excerpt:
More than one in ten Americans, or 36.5 million people, live in poverty in the United States, with children and blacks the worst hit, an annual report by the US Census Bureau showed Tuesday.
According to the report, […]
SocietyGuardian.co.uk recently reported that many families with disabled children live in poverty. I include an excerpt:
Almost all families with disabled children are suffering from financial difficulties, according to a report published today.
Many struggle with the extra costs of raising disabled children, which is calculated to be three times higher than other children, and they face […]
Theary Seng runs the Center for Social Development in Cambodia, a non-governmental organization that monitors 7 courts, advocates good governance and accountability, and conducts grassroots dialogue with villagers all over Cambodia on Justice & Reconciliation. At one point during a recent speech to a crowd of 80,000, he made the following statements:
I stand united with […]
Despite any differences they may have had personally, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston and both join in their support of OmniPeace; an organization devoted to ending extreme poverty by 2025.
In June, David Arquette and Courtney Cox hosted the launch of the OmniPeace shirt. OmniPeace recieves 50% of the profits from the shirt’s sales. Other celebrities […]
Pamela Yip recently wrote an article about how single women face a strong possibility of poverty in their later years. I include an excerpt:
It’s when an elderly spouse dies that the financial equilibrium suffers. If the husband dies, it’s much more devastating to the wife. Nearly 30 percent of older non-married women are either poor […]
The AP recently reported on the lack of progress in reaching the UN’s MDGs. I include an excerpt:
Halfway through a 15-year global development plan, millions of people are being lifted out of dire poverty and millions of children are going to school, but the world is failing to sufficiently cut hunger, maternal mortality and infant […]
Eurweb.com recently reported about a new book that will donate 10% of its proceeds to charity:
More than 13 million children suffer hunger, homelessness, and illiteracy in the richest nation on earth. In response to this startling statistic, Judson Press has released “Hope for Children in Poverty: Profiles and Possibilities.”
Ten percent of proceeds from sales of […]
According to the AP, agriculture scientist Norman Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday. Professor Norman Borlaug’s work on high-yield, disease-resistant varieties of wheat spawned the Green Revolution and alleviated starvation in India and Pakistan in the 1960s.
Previously, Professor Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 after he founded the World Food […]