Poverty

Mothers at Risk and in Need

Compared to other developed countries, the U.S. lags behind in providing assistance to mothers in terms of child care, maternity leave, or financial support for poor families.

Pope John Paul II on Poverty and Debt

This two-page handout/bulletin insert overviews John Paul II's concerns about debt of poor countries and the problem of hunger in the world.

Debt and the Environment

The Jubilee USA Network is concerned about effects on the environment of projects and programs sponsored by the World Bank and IMF.

Poverty and the Environment

Environmental degradation has a magnified affect on the poor. This informative fact sheet includes statistics, a case study, discussion questions, CST, and a prayer.

Poverty, Disasters and Development

The Option for the Poor is central principle of the Church's social teaching and relevant in disasters such as the tsunami in South East Asia. This unit consists of fact sheets on the poverty and...
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Prayer for Those in Poverty

Poverty and Nutrition

Those who are poor often do not have the option of buying healthy and nutritious foods. Instead, they often rely on cheaper, high calorie foods that maximize calorie intake for each dollar spent....
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United Nations Millenium Development Goals

The fact sheet summarizes the basics of the UN Millenium Development Goals, an world-wide initiative to fight poverty. The resource includes an update on the progress made and connects the goals to...
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Walking in Another's Shoes: The Experience of Poverty

This resource is designed to help participants get a sense of how people living in situations of poverty experience indignities, and yet often possess a sense of their own basic human dignity....
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Who is Rich and Who is Poor?

This unit includes activities to explore both domestic and global poverty and CST. Case studies, prayers, CST reflections, discussion questions, action suggestions, quizzes, and more are...
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International Poverty Quiz

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True/False quiz on international poverty.

Prayer for the Work Against Poverty