“If you want to resolve street homelessness, you have to think about prevention: how do you turn off the tap?”
Homelessness
Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
by MaryAnn Dantuono | March 3, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) is committed to advocating at the United Nations for the alleviation and eventual elimination of homelessness.
Homeless People with Cell Phones?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Seeing a homeless person with a cell phone raises eyebrows for some people. A formerly homeless person tells how it was a lifeline.
Key Missing!
by Jim Claffey | February 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
Quick Quiz On Homelessness (Most Will Flunk)
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | January 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Everything you thought you knew about the homeless population is wrong, at least if your source is the one most people cite- the media or your own personal experience.
Joy and Gratitude: the 13 Houses Campaign in Venezuela
by .famvin | Jun 12, 2022 | News
Although we were not there, we can see and feel the joy and gratitude in the smiles of the two families that the 13 Houses Campaign helped in Venezuela, in the municipality of Andrés Eloy Blanco.
When Reality Hits “home”!
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 26, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Mark Horvath has been trying to bring home the reality of homelessness for real people who are homeless.
Housing Assistance to Homeless Families
by Ednalyn Escobiñas | Apr 17, 2021 | News
Sacred Heart College has assisted two displaced families in the Philippines.
Women Religious Once Again Stepping Up
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 15, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
As evictions increase women religious are once again stepping up.
Know Someone Facing Eviction?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 8, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Make sure you are educated in your rights and stay vigilant. Many landlords do not expect their tenants to understand eviction proceedings and try to take advantage of them.
Digging Deeper – Attitudes Towards the Homeless
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 25, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
The results of an extensive study commissioned by the Invisible People website either may surprise you, or confirm what you have suspected.
Where Do You Fit In?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
There seems to be a range of attitudes toward the homeless. How do you further conversations with people who have different starting points and live in other categories than your own?
Homelessness – What Americans Believe and Why It Matters
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 11, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
It is not just beauty! Reality does seem to be in the eye of the beholder. And that is unfortunate. There is a direct line between how the public views homelessness and the policy choices leaders make.
Online Event: “Hidden Homelessness: From Trauma to Empowerment”
by .famvin | Mar 10, 2021 | News
Online event exploring “Hidden Homelessness,” women living in insecure housing often because of situations of violence.
From the basement to the hope of a new life
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Mar 7, 2021 | News
“We used to live in a basement, unhealthy, without the right conditions, we were suffering, mostly for our child.”
Wonder What Makes a Homeless Advocate Tick?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 4, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
She is not a household name in the world or even in her native Italy. But she is well known by the homeless of Turin, Italy. Her story is a fascinating insight into what makes her an advocate for the homeless tick.