The Catholic Campaign for Human Development has designated January as "Poverty in America Awareness Month." The Campaign's web site www.povertyusa.org says on its front page, "It’s time to end poverty in America once and for all. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) invests in community-based solutions — that know no racial or religious boundaries. We support self-sufficiency and self-determination as the best strategies for change. We support projects that break the cycle of poverty for good."
The statistics and other facts about poverty here in this country are surprising and disturbing. To see a short video on just what a family at the "poverty line" is faced with, check out the "poverty tour" at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour.htm.
The US Catholic Church (through CCHD) is very involved in moving Americans out of poverty. To see some of the success stories, check out http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/stories.shtml.
Finally, don't miss the page on on you can get involved. It's at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/involved.shtml.
The statistics and other facts about poverty here in this country are surprising and disturbing. To see a short video on just what a family at the "poverty line" is faced with, check out the "poverty tour" at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour.htm.
The US Catholic Church (through CCHD) is very involved in moving Americans out of poverty. To see some of the success stories, check out http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/stories.shtml.
Finally, don't miss the page on on you can get involved. It's at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/involved.shtml.
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