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June 20, 2014
The Happiest Birthday
This year, 6 million more healthy children are turning 5.
During the week of June 23, members of the 5th Birthday and Beyond Coalition, including faith-based organizations, secular NGO’s, members of Congress, and representatives from partners...More
June 15, 2014
Unaccompanied Minors: An Alarming Surge in Numbers
Their numbers are growing at an alarming rate: Children crossing borders alone to escape desperate circumstance only to find new perils at every step along the way.
The Church and its international humanitarian arm, Catholic Relief Services, see the problem of unaccompanied minors as...More
June 14, 2014
Salvadoran Youth Find Alternatives to Violence, Gangs
They say you can never really leave the gang. But that's not always true. Although he almost died trying, Manuel* got out, and now he's trying to help others in his community do the same.
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June 6, 2014
Texting to Head Off Hunger
Wariso Dekamo waits for a herd of bleating goats to cross in front of him as he makes his way toward two haggling traders at a livestock market in Arsi Negele, Ethiopia.
"I'll give you [$30]," a man says. "That's not a price for a moderate-sized goat; it's worth [$40]," a woman counters...More
