Presbyterian Bloggers Unite // Poverty Participating Blogs
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Poverty, Small Towns, and Church Cooperation
http://presbyneering.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/poverty-small-towns-and-…
How the Presbyterian Church in the small town of Delavan Illinois is instituting new programs and working with other local churches to address increasing local poverty.
climate change leaves more hungry
http://presbyterian.typepad.com/foodandfaith/2009/04/climate-change-le…
"Although global climate change affects all human populations across the globe, it hits those living in poverty the hardest because they depend on the surrounding physical environment to supply their needs and have limited ability to cope to climate varia
World Hunger & Call
http://presbyterian.typepad.com/foodandfaith/2009/04/world-hunger-call…
"Its tempting to give up on these Biblical stories of hungry people being fed. It is tempting to write them off as some fanciful padding of the divine resume but I am not one to turn away so quickly." from Anitra Kitts' post on hunger and where we fit in.
Poverty in Florida
http://dougmcmahon.org
Florida tomato pickers are among this country's most exploited workers.
Unemployment, compassion and prayer
http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=42442407
Compassion is not easy, as poverty grows. Prayer is not always the solution.
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Presbyterian Bloggers Unite // Poverty
To build awareness of ways that the Presbyterian Church (USA) communities address issues of poverty AND to offer ways to mobilize efforts.
On the first day of each month, in order to build awareness, strengthen community and spark action Presbyterian Church (USA) bloggers will post their thoughts and musings addressing the following questions: - how would you define describe POVERTY and its impact in your community? - how has or has not your community of faith addressed issues of POVERTY? - what are the greatest hopes and challenges that you think face your community, larger church and the greater society in dealing with issues of POVERTY? This month [05.01.09] it is POVERTY.