$2.00 a Day – Living on Almost Nothing in America
A call to action, similar to Michael Harrington’s ‘The Other Americans’ achieved in the late 1960’s, arouses the nation’s consciousness and conscience... Read More
A Beautiful Ghetto
by Devin Allen. Documents the 2015 Baltimore uprising in response to the police shooting of Freddie Gray, capturing the life of his... Read More
A Church of the Poor: Pope Francis and the Transformation of Orthodoxy
By Clemens Sedmak. Using a broad range of resources, examines how Pope Francis’s emphasis on the Church of the poor is calling... Read More
A Place at the Table
Published by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, articulates a Catholic re-commitment to overcoming poverty and to respecting the dignity of all... Read More
All is Grace
By Jim Forest. Drawing on Dorothy Day’s published diaries and letters, chronicles her extraordinary journey, with special stress on the unique spiritual... Read More
Always With Us? What Jesus Really Said About the Poor
By Liz Theoharis. A theological call for ending the abomination of systemic poverty. Re-examines Jesus’s words “the poor you will always have... Read More
From Poverty to Punishment: How Welfare Reform Punishes the Poor
Published by The American Research Center, includes articles such as: The Right’s Campaign Against Welfare, Welfare Policy and American Politics and Valuing... Read More
Hold Nothing Back: Writings of Dorothy Day
Edited by Patrick Jordan. An abridged edition of the previously published Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal—gives a glimpse of her humanity and... Read More
Hope Rising: How Christians Can End Extreme Poverty in This Generation
By Scott Todd. Reveals evidence that Christian generosity is much closer to eliminating global poverty than is commonly thought. Learn more.
How Much is Enough? Hungering for God in an Affluent Culture
By Arthur Simon. Holds that hungering for God in an affluent culture points out that while possessions may capture our hearts, they... Read More
Invisible Americans: The Tragic Cost of Child Poverty
By Jeffrey G. Madrick. Brings to light the often invisible reality and irreparable damage of child poverty in America. Keeping his focus on... Read More
Nickel and Dimed
By Barbara Ehrenreich. A social critic goes “undercover” as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity and the... Read More
No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City
By Katherine S. Newman. Explores the issues of poverty, working and welfare and dispels the myth that poor people just need to... Read More
Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America
By Peter Edelman. Argues that through money bail systems, fees and fines, strictly enforced laws and regulations against behavior including trespassing and... Read More
Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference
By Shannon Daley-Harris and Jeffrey Keenan. Invites readers to look at 24 hours in an ordinary day and to think about scores... Read More
Poor for the Poor: The Mission of the Church
This publication of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, looks at the social teaching of the Church, the writings of recent popes... Read More
Poverty & FaithJustice
This US Conference of Catholic Bishops publication has six lesson plans for adult faith formation that are organized around questions pertaining to... Read More
Poverty in America: A Threat to the Common Good
Published by Catholic Charities USA, outlines how the existence of poverty violates Judeo-Christian values, presents the current scope of poverty and growing... Read More
Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History
By Alice O’Connor. Gives a comprehensive, historical account of the thinking and research behind the “poverty problem.” Read more.
Poverty, by America
By Matthew Desmond. Draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor.... Read More
Sojourners
Encourages Christians to put their faith into action in the passionate pursuit of social justice, peace, and environmental stewardship through resources like... Read More
The Big Picture About Haiti
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops explains the church’s vision for US. assistance programs around the world. Read more.
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
By Paul Collier. Holds that fifty failed states–home to the poorest one billion people on Earth– largely unnoticed by the industrialized West,... Read More
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
by Jeffrey Sachs Presents a conceptual map of the world’s economy and explains why the poorest nations have been unable to improve... Read More
The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty
By Jonathan Morduch and and Rachel Schneider. Challenges popular assumptions about how Americans earn, spend, borrow, and save―and identifies the true causes... Read More
The Poverty and Justice Bible
A resource from the Bible Society, highlights more than 2,000 verses that spell out God’s attitude to poverty and justice. Read more.
The Reckless Way of Love: Notes on Following Jesus
By Dorothy Day. Offers wisdom gained through decades of seeking not only to know Jesus but to follow him in her own... Read More
The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nations
By Oscar Romero. Selections from Archbishop Romero’s diaries and radio broadcasts invite readers to align their lives with the way of Jesus... Read More
The Skeptic’s Guide to Global Poverty Tough Questions, Direct Answers
By Dale Bourke. Looks at institutions such as the World Bank and USAID and explains what they do, how they do it,... Read More
Think, Act, Anew
By Fr. Larry Schneider. Describes the wide-ranging effects of the enduring issues of underemployment and unemployment, hunger and hardship, provides the United... Read More
Trash: A Poor White Journey
By Cedar Monroe. A book about and for poor white people: about unlearning the American dream, untangling from white supremacy, and working... Read More