| The
Bible speaks about poverty: Proverbs 6:10-11
– 10 A little sleep, a
little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty
will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior.
Poverty datebook for today:
"Conference on Macroeconomics and Poverty Reduction," March
14-15, sponsored by the International
Monetary Fund at its headquarters, 700 19th Street in Washington, DC. Contact:
Simonetta Nardin at 202-623-4899.
Monthly Hispanic Services Coalition meeting
sponsored by Neighbors in Ministry, a human services provider in the Winston-Salem, North
Carolina area. Contact wsnim@aol.com
The St. Paul Housing Campaign will hold its
monthly meeting at offices of the St. Paul Area Council of Churches. SPACC is host and
fiscal agent for the Campaign, a coalition of churches and housing advocacy and
development groups, which encourages inclusionary housing in neighborhoods, advocacy for
net increases in affordable housing and countering "not in my backyard"
reactions. www.spacc.com
NCC Committee on the Uniform Series
2007-2010 Planning Team meets in Orlando, Fla., March 15-17, followed by 130th Anniversary
Celebration and Annual Meeting March 17-21. See March 16 for details.
March 15-17 writers conference for a new book on "The
Lives Children Live Today" meets at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.
The book explores challenges to children, including poverty. NCC Deputy
General Secretary for Research and Planning, the Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner, is
contributing a chapter on the moral and spiritual life of children. Contact: Rene
Heavlow, 413-585-4292.
Good works that 'work':
U.S. regional and local ecumenical bodies
are hard at work against poverty! Finding out who's doing what is easy -- just
consult the "Index of Select Programs" in the 2002 Yearbook of
American and Canadian Churches. The listing covers 25
much-in-demand program areas including clothing distribution, CROP Walks, economic/social
justice, employment assistance, environment, healthcare issues,
homelessness/shelter, hunger/food, public education advocacy, rural issues, and
immigration and refugee services. |
Poverty
by the numbers: 
Nearly 39 percent of emergency food recipient households include at least one adult who is
working. (Second Harvest)
Preaching about poverty:
"What’s a Nice Church Like You Doing In A
Place Like This?" Dr.
Roger Lovette, a retired Baptist minister living in Birmingham, Ala. He has
served churches in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. |
