by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 4, 2022 | News
There were 37.9 million people living in poverty in the U.S. during 2021, which represents 11.6% of the total population, according to data published on September 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau. By comparison, 11.4% of the population (37.2 million) faced situations of...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 5, 2021 | News
Millions of people in the U.S. who are eligible for food assistance programs did not receive assistance in the last 12 months, according to a new report from The Associated Press-NORC Center published Sept. 24. Nearly one-quarter (23%) of respondents to AP-NORC’s poll...
by Mary Elizabeth Hanchey | Apr 21, 2020 | Opinion
Being the church when the world is crumbling requires providing help taking care of bodies – and hearts. The Gospels demonstrate over and over again that Jesus was concerned with care of bodies. Jesus was concerned with healing to bodies. He healed bodies that could...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 5, 2019 | News
Only 35 percent of the world’s children have social safety net protections available to them, according to a joint report published Feb. 6 by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Significant disparities exist by...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 24, 2018 | News
Social safety nets have been effective in reducing U.S. poverty over the past 50 years, according to a report released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) on Sept. 14. Analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data from 1967 to 2017, CBPP found that government...