Social Justice and the Power of Compassion: Meaningful Involvement of Organizations Improving the Environment and Community

Social Justice and the Power of Compassion looks at how a single person, or a small organization, working at the grassroots level can make great strides in helping the marginalized and disenfranchised.Marguerite Guzman Bouvard weaves the personal stories of the founders and directors of such organizations as the Polaris Project, MADRE, and the Harpswell Foundation to show how they have dealt with social problems of many kinds that have been invisible for too long. From dealing with climate change to giving housing and giving medical care to the homeless these people and their organizations have created models that have been replicated around the country and successfully given widespread attention to these important issues.Social Justice and the Power of Compassion: Meaningful Involvement of Organizations Improving the Environment and Community is written by Marguerite Guzman Bouvard and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBNs for Social Justice and the Power of Compassion are 9781442266810, 1442266813 and the print ISBNs are 9781442266803, 1442266805.