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Jeff writes… “Just wanted to let you know that I viewed the May 5 “on-line Virtual Meeting gathering”.  I recently purchased a smart phone and am gradually becoming more familiar with it thanks to my two grandchildren.  I actually watched part of the May 5 event on my smart phone when I had to be away from by [...]

“Vincentians: missionaries of charity, let us go to the poor!”. The SVDP International Youth Director writes of a gathering of Vincentian Family Youth in the days prior to the next World Youth Day. Dear friends, I am delighted to announce that the next international meeting of young people in the Vincentian Family will be held [...]

Young children from All Hallows School in Five Dock (Inner West Sydney, Australia) are spreading warmth for winter, in a knitting project to benefit the homeless. The students are part of the Mini Vinnies group which has been operating for just on a year, and are finishing off knitted squares for 100 knitted scarves. Mini [...]

Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia. Over the years famvin has posted some of the presentations he has made in his role of advocate for the marginalized. So it was with great delight that I discovered a compliation of his many presentation is [...]

Illegal dumping of clothes at Thrift stores in Australia..The Government in Victoria Australia has announced a $2 million plan to help charities such as the SVDP fight back against the burden of illegal dumping at their retail outlets. The Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith announced the funding and said that it would [...]

Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, writes ”I want to reflect with you about the people who are made to feel that they are nothing. I think you know who I mean. You know from having sat in a District Court or in the [...]

Voice of the Poor Chairman, Jack Murphy, explains why being an advocate for those in need is important to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Visit the  Society’s YouTube channel.   Related FAMVIN Posts:Vinnies Chief Executive Officer as tireless Adovcate SVDP Advocacy Alert regarding repeal of Social Services Block Grant!It’s a sin not to [...]

Sheila Gilbert, National SVDP President  makes an appeal to oppose the proposal to permanently repeal block grants. Dear Vincentians, The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means has proposed repealing funding for the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). These funds help provide services to the disabled, the homeless, the elderly, victims of abuse, and other [...]

2012 Vinnies CEO Sleepout – Thursday 21 June 2012 There are more than 100,000 Australians who sleep rough each night of the year. Just under half of these are women; a quarter of these are under the age of 18. On Thursday 21 June 2012 the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout will take place in capital cities across Australia. CEOs [...]

The NCR writes “Giuseppe Toniolo  is now the first economist ever beatified by the Catholic church.” Little known is that he was an active member and advisor of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. He is another one of the figures who was influenced by the social thought of Frederick Ozanam. He helped lay the [...]