To the consternation of humanitarian, health and civic activists, the budget proposal includes deep cuts or restructuring of international aid and social service programs.
Humanitarian Aid
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How Trump’s unpredictable style is causing existential anxiety in Africa
The president’s apparent lack of knowledge about the U.S. immigration system and the complexities of Africa is especially concerning to anti-poverty volunteers.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Puerto Rico to receive $11 billion in disaster aid. Advocates warn it won’t be enough.
Some of the poorest parts of the island remain cut off from the transportation and energy infrastructure.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Devils in a cassock’: Venezuela’s Maduro attacks church leaders
During his comments to the pro-government National Constituent Assembly Jan. 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also ordered the attorney general to investigate the bishops for hate crimes.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Toronto cold exposes breakdowns in shelter services for homeless people
Word of homeless people being turned away from shelters during the cold snap did reach Toronto’s ombudsman office, and an investigation into shelter space and access to it has been initiated.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why President Trump’s comments don’t reflect the Haiti I have come to know
An assessment of a country’s living conditions says nothing about the people who live in those conditions.
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Catholic school founder among mudslides’ fatalities in California
“Roy’s life has been in service to his good, loving and ever-forgiving God,” said Michael Van Hecke, St. Augustine’s headmaster.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New Trump refugee policies could close more than 20 Catholic Charities resettlement offices
As many as 17 to 23 Catholic Charities offices around the country are now confronting the end of programs that have been successfully assimilating thousands of refugees into U.S. society for decades
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Winter ‘bomb cyclone’ challenges charitable agencies to keep people warm
From Montana to Florida and Texas to Maine, homeless shelters opened additional hours and home checks were commonplace as gusty winds carried teeth-chattering Arctic air southward.
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Hurricane-damaged houses of worship can receive FEMA aid
President Trump tweeted in September that Texas churches should be “entitled to reimbursement from FEMA” for aiding Hurricane Harvey victims.