U.S. Poverty

So All May Have A Place at the Table

Prayer Service
As Thanksgiving approaches, we load our tables and pull up extra chairs. But many Americans can't come to the feast. They lack food security. Our prayer service reminds us of the scriptural call to...

"Endgame: AIDS in Black America"

Every ten minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV, and nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are African American men, women, and children. Endgame: AIDS in...

Child Poverty in the United States

This two-page resource highlights the plight of millions of children living in abject poverty in the United States. Today's children are being left behind without the most basic human supports they...

Domestic Poverty and the 2012 Elections

Amidst the heated rhetoric of the 2012 election season, people living in poverty seem all but forgotten. This bulletin insert includes updated statistics on domestic poverty, reflections from...

Option for the Poor: A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table: A Catholic Recommitment to Overcome Poverty and to Respect the Dignity of All God’s Children was issued by the USCCB in 2002. Ten years later, after a world-wide economic...

Growing Economic Inequality Matters! Why People of Faith Should Be Concerned

Fred Kammer, SJ considers growing economic inequality in this article from the Jesuit Social Research Institute.

Social Insurance Programs: Promoting the Common Good

This five page backgrounder reviews key social insurance programs that protect human dignity and the common good and foster economic justice. Social Security, Medicare, and Pension plans are...

U.S. Poverty Quiz 2012

Quiz
This much beloved EfJ resource has been updated for 2012. Designed as a print-ready quiz, it also makes a great educational ice-breaker for social justice presentations. Or, simply use the great...

A Revolution of Hope: Occupy Advent and the Vatican

This two page reflectionby guest writer Alex Mikulich, Ph.D., explores how the Occupy protestors embody the season of advent. Includes active links to background resources.

The U.S. Church's Commitment to Workers

This two-page background piece on the Church's Commitment to Workers makes an ideal parish bulletin. It includes a brief summary of the Knights of Labor, Cardinal Gibbons intervention on the...

U.S. Taxes Are Low By Comparison

This 3-page article, written by the Executive Director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University, New Orleans, looks at the tax burden of Americans in contrast with other nations.

Poverty Quiz - Based on 2010 Census Results

Quiz
Poverty in the U.S. has hit record levels in light of the current economic crisis.  New Census Bureau data details the extent of the reality. This poverty quiz tests the participant's knowledge...