The study of mobilization and organization of money in churches is not new: it is actually a staple of Western Christianity where documentation is a routine practice and openness is accepted as a norm of existence for most religious bodies.
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Due to restrictions on who qualifies, First Nations struggle with a gov't housing program that ignores the needs of seniors, singles, families without children and those on social assistance. Instead of changing the criteria gov't extends deadline June 30
"Canada is posting multi-billion dollar surpluses while our children get sick from mould in their homes, live in over-crowded houses, receive sub-standard education, drink unsafe water and are denied access to quality health care." AFN National Chief
"The most common reaction we get if someone steps into the convention centre is 'Wow, I can't believe I'm on an Indian reserve' " The community employs 700 in peak season, close to half of them non-aboriginals, and grossing annual revenues of $75-million.
"Despite the fact we are in 2008 despite the fact that we are going around the world preaching to everybody about how bad they are, ...here in Canada, we have a situation which is utterly disgraceful.", Ontario's former lieutenant-governor James Bartleman
For too long has First Nation people endured its serious social issues while looking at the government in disbelief. A First Nation entrepreneur decided to take action and is trying to empower other First Nation entrepreneurs with funding for themselves.
Two years ago, when the state issued its Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness, it listed 769 people living in Harford County shelters -- 250 of them children -- and noted that the numbers were growing.
The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. That phrase has been said so many times it has become a worn-out cliche. Practically no one talks about it any more, and most people just think nothing can be done about it. So it has just gotten worse and
The report reveals that one in seven people who turn to welfare organisations are not even able to feed themselves and their families one decent meal a day. (But there's always enough money for war.)
Yet despite being an issue that directly or indirectly affects a huge chunk of the U.S. population, poverty and inequality receive astonishingly little coverage on nightly network newscasts.
ONE in 10 Australians is living in poverty and faring worse on key health indicators than people in other rich nations, a report shows. An Australian Council of Social Services report found that 9.9 per cent of Australians, or nearly 2 million people
Why do we have any poverty at all in the richest, fattest country in the world? How can we have children who go to sleep hungry, and children who can't afford health care?
Newborns in Need help babies get the essential clothing and bedding they need. Carol Green created this charity after seeing the plight of babies going without.
