Tag Archives: U.S. poverty

Election Day: It’s what happens after today that really matters

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Rich Stearns in Advocacy

Election Day: What happens after today really matters | World Vision Blog

Rich Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., offers his thoughts on today’s election — and the challenges and responsibilities that will be faced by the president of the United States during the next four years....

World Vision’s teacher resource center: like Christmas for teachers

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Laura Reinhardt in Causes

World Vision’s teacher resource center | World Vision Blog

I love it when I get to visit any of World Vision’s teacher resource centers in cities across the United States. Maybe it’s because it reminds me of that sense of excitement I felt when I started a new school year, with my brand-new book bag filled with untouched notebooks and unsharpened pencils....

Building backpacks: A tangible demonstration of God’s love

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Laura Reinhardt in Christian Witness

One of the great joys in my job is getting to meet many of World Vision’s great church partners. I met one of these church heroes at a Renton, Washington, church. His name is Alex. He told his congregation that God had planted them right in the midst of people whom they wouldn’t reach if they didn’t get out of the church pews. So, Alex walked across the street and introduced himself to members of the staff at Northwood Middle School. This began a partnership with the school in which people from the church mentor students, and the church also hosts a year-end celebration of the teachers....

Hunger at home: Five surprising facts on child hunger in America

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Lindsey Minerva in Conversations

Recently, a woman approached me and asked if I could spare change for a meal. Without thinking, I said, “I’m sorry, I don’t have any money.” My cheeks automatically flushed with embarrassment, and my heart sank. I had meant to say I didn’t have cash to give her. It was completely obvious that a lack of money wasn’t something I was dealing with. It was my birthday. I had spent the day exploring downtown Seattle and shopping with my friends. We were just leaving a restaurant, shopping bags in hand, when the woman approached. Walking back to our car, I was ashamed at the thoughtlessness of my comment. But the uncomfortable pit in my stomach wasn’t just that. I was...

Remembering families in the U.S. this New Year

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Laura Reinhardt in Stories

Every year about this time, I list goals for the upcoming year — new year resolutions, if you will. I know it’s kind of cheesy, but I love that feeling of starting fresh. Then, I think about some of the families I’ve met in my work as a World Vision communicator in the United States, and I realize that they don’t have time to think about these kinds of goals. For many U.S. families living in poverty, it’s a struggle just to provide food and shelter for their loved ones. One such family is the Cutrights from West Virginia....