Maintaining our focus on the devastating wildfires of Hawaii, we are rejoined by Rob Van Tassell, the President and CEO of Catholic Charities Hawaii. To provide insight as a true local, he has brought along Miguel Ceballos, a resident of the town of Lahaina, who discusses with us the impact the fires have had on his family and those in similar situations as him. Following this check-in, we meet with Bill O’Keefe, the Executive Vice President for Mission and Mobilization of Catholic Relief Services, who is working heavily to address the suffering experienced by Nigerians. Niger is ranked last out of the 187 countries in the United Nations Human Development…

On this edition of JustLove, we are joined by the Production Editor of the Scholastic Union (a unit of the NewsGuild – Communication Workers of America) at Scholastic Inc., Alison Colby. Ms. Colby discusses the work of her union to negotiate a new contract to make permanent a remote work policy and retro-active pay covering the cost of inflation. Tied to the consequences of the risks of Labor’s struggle is the worldwide epidemic of homelessness. Lydia Stazen, the Executive Director and Chair of the Working Group to End Homelessness at the United Nations, joins us to discuss the current state of housing as a staple to responsible civil societies. Alison…

On today’s episode of JustLove, we are joined by Robert Van Tassell, who is the CEO of Catholic Charities Hawai’i about their response to the devastating wildfires that affected the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. Our hearts go out to the people of Hawai’i and to the first responders and our Catholic Charities community’s work to alleviate the suffering. We are also joined by Leticia Fabene who is a Pierre Toussaint Scholar who was chosen to represent the program in the 2023 World Youth Day held in Lisbon, Portugal during the first week of August. She shares her reflections on her participation in such an important program…