![Rhode Island Vincentians Turning Apartments Into Homes](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/07/0caaa9e7-d7db-4fec-8116-129c8b786ed5-530PPJOHNSTONFIREFOLO_frame_3195-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Rhode Island Vincentians Turning Apartments Into Homes
The work being done by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Rhode Island this summer is exemplary of the value of long-term assistance to our neighbors in need.
![Everyone Deserves a Home #famvin2024](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/07/famvin2024-13-casas-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Everyone Deserves a Home #famvin2024
In only 6 years, from 2018 to 2023, the FAMVIN Homeless Alliance (FHA) has provided over 10,000 formerly homeless people with secure housing and access to other support services.
![Meeting of the Confraternity of Indigenous Vincentians in Quito, Ecuador, July 8 to 12](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/07/indigenas-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Meeting of the Confraternity of Indigenous Vincentians in Quito, Ecuador, July 8 to 12
Thirty-eight individuals representing the indigenous Vincentian family, we gathered at the Gethsemani Retreat House in Quito, Ecuador (July 8 to 12, 2024) under the theme: The cry of Mother Earth and the journey of the indigenous peoples.
![A Vincentian View: Francis de Sales](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/10/fr-griffin-reflections-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Vincentian View: Francis de Sales
Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac both held Saint Francis de Sales in high esteem.
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The Heart of a Leader – Sr. Barbara Flad #Famvin2024
Sister Barbara Flad, from Austria, delegate of the Federation of Sisters of Charity of Strasbourg to the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, tells us about her vision and her “dream”.