Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America

New Report on Spotlight on Poverty

Read the new report on Spotlight on Poverty Seizing the Moment: State Governments and the new committment to reduce poverty in America

Upcoming Conference

The Northwest Area Foundation is holding a conference May 28-30th in Minnesota.

Grassroots & Groundwork: Sharing What Works to Reduce Poverty and Grow Community Prosperity will be held at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota, May 28-30, 2008. Visit their website, www.grassrootsandgroundwork.org for full information, Candy Hill, Senior Vice President of Social Policy and Government Affairs at Catholic Charities USA will participate as a speaker  

Healthcare news clips 3/31

Healthcare

D.C. Plan Could Aid Uninsured, The Washington Post (March 29, 2008): A D.C. Council member will propose a sweeping plan next week to mandate health-care coverage for all District residents by offering a city-subsidized program for the uninsured that would be funded through new taxes on health companies and cigarettes.

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Medicare’s Financial Woes, The New York Times (March 28, 2008 op-ed): Warnings that Medicare spending is growing at an unsustainable rate come with mind-numbing regularity, so it was no surprise that the latest report from the Medicare trustees found that the system is still headed for a financial abyss. Medicare’s problems get scant attention on the campaign trail but will demand strong corrective action by the next president.

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Economic Stimulus- What you need to Know

March 19th Catholic Charities USA hosted a webinar on the Economic Stimulus with Amelia Dalton from the IRS. In case you missed it, you can watch the webinar by clicking here

Racism and Poverty: Join the March

Catholic Charities USA will host it's first-ever National Town Hall Meeting live Webcast on Wednesday, April 2 from 1 – 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST).  The Webcast will focus on our highly acclaimed paper, Poverty and Racism: Overlapping Threats to the Common Good. You only need a PC or laptop to participate.

Join the March! Connect with colleagues in your agency and across the country to identify ways to serve, educate, and advocate for programs and policies that will foster unity in our communities, eliminate racism, and significantly reduce poverty in our lifetime. Learn more and Register Now!

George Bush's Redemption

Read Fr. Larry Snyder's interview on Busted Halo, exerpt below

The clock may be ticking on the Bush White House, but a group of religious leaders claims it’s not too late for George W. Bush to redeem what they call his ‘shameful’ legacy. Last month, the leader of Catholic Charities USA, the Reverend Larry Snyder, joined other Catholic and evangelical Christian social justice advocates in urging the President to right the wrongs of his administration. Catholic Charities USA, is the national membership association of more than 1,500 Catholic agencies and institutions that serve approximately 7.5 million people a year. Fr. Snyder oversees the organization’s Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America, a multi-year, multi-faceted initiative that aims to cut poverty in half by 2020. BustedHalo.com® recently spoke with Father Snyder about the changes he’d like to see, the challenges for the country’s next president and his hope for young Americans. Read it here