A vision to love
By Angel - I have experienced abuse. One time, when I lived with a lady with a gambling addiction, I was locked in a basement, unallowed to use the bathroom or eat. When she lost money, she’d take it out on me.
Artists and allies
Poverty and the Arts diminishes class lines and offers community. Kateri Pomeroy, 63, has lived on the streets over two years. Arthritis limits her mobility, let alone her job prospects. Art provides solace. “I find it spiritually soothing…[and] therapeutic, especially when you’re
Hack to give back
How the Hack To End Homelessness Initiative introduced Seattle techies to the greater community. Commuting to work is uneventful for most people, but for Seattle resident Candace Faber it’s a constant reminder of the people with no place to call home. “I
Editor’s Note
Since 1943, we’ve accepted that people are motivated to achieve certain needs, moving on to the next only after one is fulfilled. Psychologist Abraham Maslow defined these needs in a hierarchy that is often depicted within a pyramid, ranging from
Economic justice
Right from the beginning, William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, was concerned with poverty and all it brought with it. It simply didn’t seem just that this sizeable population should be marginalized to such an extent. Today, we think
Finding the end
To eradicate the issue, The Poverty Initiative focuses on the who and why. Roughly 48.8 million people—or 15.8 percent of the U.S. population—lived below the poverty level in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau. To eliminate poverty, Liz Theoharis knew
Books
The Sacred Year Michael Yankoski shares his own story of experimenting with spiritual practices in “The Sacred Year” (Thomas Nelson, 2014), and how he found a meaningful faith. He guides the reader on a pilgrimage of exploring practices that usher one
Plotting a new course
Teens Exploring Technology works to curb youth involvement in gangs. Oscar Menjivar’s parents knew they needed to leave El Salvador––an epicenter of Central America’s gang crisis––to make a better life for their son. They immigrated to the United States, yet where
A graceful idea
The Chisomo Idea builds brighter futures for communities in Malawi Noel Musicha was one of the lucky ones. By earning a soccer scholarship he left the eighth poorest country in the world to attend college in the United States. He never
Serving to solving
Client-caseworker relationships can make all of the difference in Pathway of Hope.The Herth Hope Index is a 12-item, multi-dimensional index designed to measure a global, non-time oriented sense of hope. It is composed of three dimensions: temporality and future, positive
Booth the brilliant!
BODY BUILDER For some reason, my vocabulary seems to be shrinking. Well, that may not be entirely true since it may be expanding at one end and shrinking at the other. I do go out of my way to increase it