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May 6, 2013 By Shantha Alonso Leave a Comment

Mothers Fighting Poverty: Rhonda Case, Portland, Oregon

Leading up to Mother’s Day, the NCC Poverty Initiative is sharing a series of stories lifting up, celebrating, and praying for mothers who are fighting poverty and alleviating suffering in their communities. Prayer for Rhonda: God, thank you for expressing your love through Rhonda to women in Oregon who draw on her to discover their […]

Filed Under: Child Poverty, Women and Gender Justice Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Intimate violence, Poverty, Rhonda Case, Spiritual Alliance to End Intimate Violence

March 27, 2013 By Shantha Alonso Leave a Comment

Improbable Scholars: the Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America’s Schools

This book review was shared by Jan Resseger, Minister for Public Education of the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries and chair of the National Council of Churches Public Education and Literacy committee. I was up late last night reading Berkeley professor, David Kirp’s new book about school reform in Union City, New […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Child Poverty, Public Education Tagged With: David Kirp, Improbable Scholars, Latinos, National Council of Churches, New Jersey, Poverty, Schools, Students, United Church of Christ

March 6, 2013 By Shantha Alonso Leave a Comment

How Wealth Inequality Hurts Churches

Have you seen the video on wealth inequality that went viral this week? The video is based on a study by Harvard Business professor Michael Norton. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here. Millions have been passing it around and dropping their jaws when they see the dramatic difference between the average […]

Filed Under: Federal Budget, Inequality, Poverty Trends and Research Tagged With: church, Churches, faith, Federal Budget, Hunger, Inequality, Michael Norton, Poverty, Wealth Distribution

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