Catholics in Alliance on Poverty

• Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good is a leader in the movement to cut poverty in half in ten years. We are working with many other organizations to lift up "the least among us"-especially in these dire economic times. As the media reports on economic policies and legislation, Catholics in Alliance will be voicing the need to remember all Americans, not just a select few. Join us to get updates, alerts, and tips for engaging with the media. Help us cut poverty in half in ten years.
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Spotlight on Ending Poverty

• Mobilization to End Poverty
• Forum on Faith, Economy and Ecology
  " Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns: Forum on Faith, Economy and Ecology

Shocking Statistics

• In 2007, 37.3 million people were in poverty in America (source: U.S. Census Bureau)
• 13.3 million children live in poverty in this country. Children experience a higher rate of poverty, 18 percent, than the rest of the population. (source: U.S. Census Bureau)
• The abortion rate among women living below the poverty level in the United States is more than four times that of women above 300% of the poverty level (source: Darroch & Henshaw 2002)
• The national unemployment rate rose in July to 5.7 percent, a full percentage point higher than a year earlier (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• 1.4 billion people in developing countries are living in extreme poverty, on less than $1.25 a day (in 2005 prices) (source: The World Bank)