Poverty Rates Map
US poverty rates by county, state, and national level
Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-map-county/
Poverty USA Tour
“It’s one impossible choice after another—between food and medicine, getting to work or paying the heating bill. But there are ways out. Tour Poverty USA below and find out what life is like at the poverty line—and how you can help.”
Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops – Poverty USA
Link: http://www.povertyusa.org/the-state-of-poverty/poverty-usa-tour/
Human Rights in Honduras Interview
Shaina Aber (Policy Director, Jesuit Conference Social & International Ministries) and Rev. Tom Greene, S.J. (Secretary for Social & International Ministries) recently visited Honduras to develop a deeper understanding of the volatile human rights situation facing the Central American country and how Jesuits and lay partners are responding. The interview offers perspectives on these realities and insights into ways that people here in the U.S. can support those who are marginalized by injustice through outreach and advocacy.
Remembering the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador: Twenty Years On
Dean Brackley, S.J. shares the story of the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador.
Author: Dean Brackley, S.J.
Source: Thinking Faith
Link: http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20091116_1.htm