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A Canadian View: A More Just World
As a Canadian and close neighbour to our Americans friends, we are always interested in what is happening in the USA.
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Creating Connections Better Than Giving Directions
A place where homeless and formerly homeless people can connect to one another. They can also connect to vital outreach services, their own personal friends, and family members.
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Ladies of Charity Caregiving Announces New Kansas City Site
LOCC is happy to announce that we will be expanding to Kansas City and expect to begin operations there by spring 2021.
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Encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Summary and Commentary (Part 5)
Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 5 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti”, followed by a more personal reflection.
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Video: Virtual Event in Celebration of World Cities Day
On September 27, the Vincentian Family NGO representatives at the UN presented a virtual event in celebration of World Cities Day, October 30.
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Encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Summary and Commentary (Part 4)
Bro. René Stockman offers here a short summary of chapter 4 of the Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti”, followed by a more personal reflection.
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175th Anniversary of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the U.S.
Story of the origins of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul in St. Louis, Missouri in 1845.
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A Canadian View: A Ray of Hope for All
November 15th is the World Day of the Poor. Let us all reflect on how we use this day as a new beginning, with the ray of hope we have been waiting for and forget our differences and come together as one family.
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Which Costs More – Housing or Health Care?
After one year, BJC Healthcare estimated the cost of care for the enrolled homeless clients was reduced to $230,000, representing an estimated annual savings of nearly $400,000 or 71%. No doubt the financial people were quite pleased.
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Homelessness and Laudato Si
We need to look not only at housing those already on the street, but also at addressing the root reasons that people become homeless in the first place.