This year marks the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty in America. Resources and current information are located here. Attempts to alleviate Poverty haven’t failed; our economy has failed. Today, a report is being released entitled, “The War on Poverty: Then and Now,” which details the enormous impact that our safety net has made in lifting millions of people out of poverty, the ways in which our country has changed over the past 50 years, and principles to cut poverty moving forward.
National Migration Week in the United States is from January 5-11. Resources including a prayer card can be found here. Action urging comprehensive immigration reform can be taken here.
Human Trafficking: January is human trafficking awareness month and the Stop Trafficking newsletter co-sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is located here.
In the Spirit of St. Vincent: While unemployed workers and their families gained support in the U.S. Senate, individuals are invited to contact U.S. Representatives (1.800.826.3688, NO charges) urging them to renew federal unemployment insurance and make it retroactive to undo the harm inflicted on 1.3 million jobless long-term jobless workers. Action can also be taken by email here.
Challenging Unjust Structures: Urge U.S. legislators to support legislation for responsible lending and borrowing at the IMF that would benefit the world's poorest and most vulnerable.
Immigration resource: A video, titled "Apple Forecast: Immigration Reform," is available with testimonies of two women impatient for change. The video is meant to be a conversation tool to better understand the crisis that current policies have created for everyone by the stories of this small farmer and her valued workers.
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