Poverty

Prayer Service

Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

June 26 is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The effort is an ongoing commitment to strengthen cooperation and action against drug trafficking and abuse around...
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HIV/AIDS and the Faith Community

This 4-page resource explores the U.S. Bishops’ 1987 statement on The Many Faces of AIDS: A Gospel Response.  In this faith-centered document, we are invited to imitate Jesus—to be...
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Prayer Service

Prayer Service: World AIDS Day

This prayer service encourages all to treat those afflicted by AIDS with dignity and compassion as we listen to them and support them. Included as a separate attachment is description of "What is the...
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"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...
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Power Point: HIV/AIDS I and II

These two powerpoint presentations provide basic information on HIV/AIDS.   They give the audience a look at the HIV/AIDS global epidemic; who it affects; and how it is spread.  The...
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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...
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Fact Sheet: Women and Food

Women produce almost half of the agricultural production on the planet.  Particularly in the Global South, they are doing so without many of the resources to which their male counterparts have...
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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...
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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...
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Prayer Service

Prayer Service: United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty

This three-page resource is a formatted, ready-to-use prayer service commemorating the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.  Included is a handout of images of children, women, and...
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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.
Quiz

Global Poverty Quiz

This resource tests your knowledge of poverty around the world, its impact, and some of the current causes of global poverty. Answer sheet provided.