Poverty
On our blog, we share our Quote of the Week as well as other insights about our work and about our community. As our society continues to struggle with some of the same issues that Sargent Shriver focused on -- poverty, racism, inequality, war -- we believe it's important to share our stories with each other. Do you have a story to share about Sargent Shriver or about one of the issues he cared about? Share your story with us by emailing it to info@sargentshriver.org. Maybe we'll post it here!
Jul
26
Developing an Environmental Consciousness --Together
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that our industries have developed in ways that undermine nature and that threaten our lives and our environment. It also highlights the fact that to change our reality, we must undertake a large-scale, collaborative international effort.In 1975, Sargent Shriver...
Apr
19
Remembering that "our community is the world"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that we are all connected. When we fail to act with compassion, disregarding each other’s humanity, we can too easily put the life or welfare of our fellow human beings at risk.In 1966, Sargent Shriver spoke these words during his Address at the National...
Dec
20
"Health is a basic human right"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week underlines the critical importance of making affordable health services accessible to everyone in the United States. Sargent Shriver's observations about health care for all are particularly relevant now, as COVID-19 continues to ravage our communities, to put those with...
Dec
13
The Facts of Poverty
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of some fundamental facts about poverty. As the holiday season continues, let us remember that what many of us take for granted as a time of abundance, many others struggle through as a time of acute scarcity.On August 18,1964, two days before President Johnson...
Nov
01
Overcoming "the Problems of Human Poverty and Misery" through Collaboration
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of the importance of collaboration when tackling the biggest challenges we face as a human family. The quote feels particularly poignant as we watch world leaders converge on Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)...
Aug
02
Navigating the "complex world we live in today"
Our Quote of the Week shines a light on the imbalances that exist in economic development and resources in our society. With technology advancing more and more rapidly, and without intentional efforts to invest in underserved communities, these imbalances will lead to greater and greater levels...
May
03
Examining Poverty and Health Care
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week highlights a profound irony about health care in the United States: that we have mastered the most advanced procedures and refined some of the most groundbreaking technologies in health care, but that we have not bothered to extend the most basic care to those who are...
Jan
04
"We will not let one another fall"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our first Quote of the Week for 2021 sets a collective intention for us all: to work for a society in which all of us are cared for when we are in need and are given opportunities to live life to our full potential.In a 1996 Address to the Frederick County Democratic State Central Committee,...
