I have added a page to this blog with a list of local volunteer groups. The list will contain the names and contact information of the organizers of local volunteer groups. Since I just made it, it currently only lists me and my group. If you already have a volunteer group, please send me the […]
Author Archives: Scott Hughes
Happy Holidays From Poverty Blog
I simply want to say that I hope all of you have had a great holiday season so far whether you celebrate Christmas or not. Also, I hope you have many more happy holidays in the future. We can relax for now, but after this holiday season I want to expand this blog’s purpose to […]
Fat Poor People
I just read an interesting blog post by Philip Brewer about the fatness of poor people. In the post, Brewer points out the seeming irony of poor people’s tendency for fatness and obesity. He cites some of the common explanations given for that phenomenon, but he ultimately blames it on hunger. He explains that poor […]
Profit and Poverty
I just read a great article by Michael Chu about the relationship of profit and poverty. In the article, he specifies four criteria that any poverty-intervention-method must fulfill. Firstly, he mentions scale. This means that a method must work on a global scale. We obviously cannot use methods that can only work on small scales […]
Poverty Forced Mother To Choose Between Kids
I just read a sad story about a mother forced by poverty to choose which one of her 6 kids to send to school. The mother fled from Iraq with her children to Syria after her husband got killed in Iraq. Syria gives citizenship to Iraqi families who enroll at least one of their children […]
When People Ask For Money
In the forums, modric has asked, What do you do when homeless people ask for money? Do you give them money? Do you ignore them? Do you think giving them a little money helps? Answer these questions at the following URL: http://millionsofmouths.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=81 It’s completely free, and all viewpoints are welcome.