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Ministry With: Kapatiran-Kaunlaran Foundation, Inc.
We often talk about poverty as a result. For those caught in the cycle of poverty, however, the divisions of cause and effect are not always apparent. We spoke with Nancy Nicolas, executive director for the Kapatiran-Kaunlaran Foundation, Inc. to learn more about how they alleviate poverty.
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Everybody’s got the right to live: Living wages and housing
The typical full-time worker earning the federal minimum wage — stuck at $7.25 per hour since 2009 — would have to work 122 hours each week of the year to afford a two-bedroom apartment or 99 hours each week for a one-bedroom apartment. That's neither possible nor moral.
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Tell Jeff Sessions to care for immigrants!
Use social media to contact Attorney General Jeff Sessions about the recent policy decisions at the Department of Justice regarding immigrants.
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Introducing the 2018 Ethnic Young Adult interns
We are pleased to introduce this year’s Ethnic Young Adult intern cohort!
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From seminar participant to change maker
After presenting her work at Church & Society's UN office, Megan Beddow sat down with us to talk about how attending a seminar in 2005 affected her.
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America is Number 1
Number 1 in military spending. Number 1 in military weapons sales. Number 1 with military bases across the world.
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Your Calls Are Working! Protect SNAP
The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as "food stamps" is again up for discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Saving mothers' lives: A call to action
Staggering numbers of women die each day as a result of childbirth and pregnancy. In response, Church and Society launched a campaign leading up to Mother's Day focused on the many ways we can save mothers' lives. We can do this work every day. Indeed, stopping maternal deaths is central to Jesus' command that we love our neighbors.
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Less than 30 years
In the 242-year long history of the United States of America, there have been less than 30 years in her existence without U.S. involvement in a war.
