poverty Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/poverty/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 23:09:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Take a Bite Out of Poverty https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/31/take-a-bite-out-of-poverty/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:48:51 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8771 Think about it: over 37 million people of all ages in our country are suffering from the ravages of poverty.  These are men, women, and

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]]> While You Shop, Do This https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/14/while-you-shop-do-this/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:00:23 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8793 Use your immense power as a consumer. Ask where items you’re buying are made. Why? Activists to Retailers: Shoppers Need to Know Who’s Making the

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]]> A Small way to Fight Poverty https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/10/a-small-way-to-fight-poverty/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:36:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8420 Think about it: the last poverty statistics (2017) show that 39.7 million people of all ages in our country are suffering from the ravages of

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]]> It’s a Boy! The Future of Children https://smthingscount.com/2019/05/06/its-a-boy-the-future-of-children/ Mon, 06 May 2019 17:08:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8019 As we greet the new royal child, let’s think about how we can protect ALL the children of the world.  This little Royal will never

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]]> KEA: A Great Idea! https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/05/kea-a-great-idea/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:51:18 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7541 Kaskazi Environmental Alliance (KEA) has an exciting, innovative idea: teach E. Africans about the importance of their environment and how that environment affects everyone on

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]]> A New Prince Among millions of Royal Children https://smthingscount.com/2018/04/24/a-new-prince-among-millions-of-royal-children/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:19:02 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6847 As we greet the new royal child, let’s think about how we can protect ALL the children of the world.  This little prince will never face

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]]> Simple Wisdom from a Simple Woman https://smthingscount.com/2018/04/19/simple-wisdom-from-a-simple-woman/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:58:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6836 I think Saint/Mother Teresa was one of the wisest women ever to live. In today’s Thursday Thought, she looks into our homes.

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]]> Why a White Elephant? https://smthingscount.com/2017/08/15/why-a-white-elephant/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:11:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6148 After Christmas, it’s thought of as great fun to have a “White Elephant Party,” where you exchange gifts you received but have no earthly use

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]]> Cheating Employers Cost Us All Money https://smthingscount.com/2017/06/13/cheating-employers-cost-us-all-money/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:01:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5953 Sure, I know that  some people are underpaid, but what does that have to do with me?  Lots, according to an Economic Policy Report survey

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]]> In Poverty? It’s Your Own Fault https://smthingscount.com/2017/05/25/in-poverty-its-your-own-fault/ Thu, 25 May 2017 16:14:55 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5913 I’m mad, horrified, disgusted, and a lot more.  As you regular readers know, my Thursday Thoughts quotes are normally positive in themselves or from well-known people

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