poverty

Monday, December 09

Students unite to kick poverty

School students around the State will be kicking ‘sockballs’ in their spare time next month to remind themselves of children who are living in poverty around the world.

Loneliness the forgotten side of poverty: Vinnies

Recent reports that the number of rough sleepers in Adelaide’s CBD has risen by almost 60 per cent – from 143 to 227 people in just 12 months – came as no surprise to frontline welfare agencies such as the St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies).

Mercedes students Tom and Poppy Willis with Catherine Scerri and from left, Justin Lacambra, Donita Ruiz and Donato Dimailig from Bahay Tuluyan.

Making poverty personal

‘Appreciate what you have and see what you can do to make the world a better place’ was the key message to Year 6 Catholic school students who attended ‘understanding poverty workshops’ earlier this month.

Catholic Church calls for living wage for Australian families

Neither employers nor governments are doing enough to support low-paid Australians, and particularly Australian families, the Catholic Church has told the Fair Work Commission.

Vinnies study looks at poverty

The root causes of poverty affecting thousands of South Australians are the focus of a study currently underway in the northern suburbs of Adelaide.

Community must demand Newstart increase: Vicar General

The failure to increase the Newstart Allowance for 25 years has been labelled an “offence against the humanity of the unemployed” by a senior Catholic priest at a ‘flash’ community forum in Adelaide.

Paying a small price to alleviate poverty

Two dollars doesn’t buy you much anymore – so imagine the dilemma facing a group of St Mary's College students who took up the challenge to live off $2 a day for five days.

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