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One year of the FHA volunteer ambassador programme
Our volunteer ambassadors are a group of 14 Vincentians based around the world, who help the FHA to spread the word about our work.
Preparations Underway for Daughters of Charity Provincial Assembly 2020
This Sunday marks the beginning of a two-week Assembly for the British and Australian Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul.
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SVDP 2020 National Assembly – Young Adult Track
Young Adult Offerings at the virtual SVDP National Assembly
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Good News From a Homeless Student!
“The Dax Program was life-changing for me. I would have never been able to finish at DePaul had it not been for Dax.”
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The International Association of Charities – Ladies of Charity – 1617 and Today
The actions of AIC volunteers around the world continue to show that however difficult the situation, it is always possible to keep helping those in need.
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Book Co-edited by FHA Coordinator Wins Award
The book Street Homelessness and Catholic Theological Ethics has been awarded the second place on 2020 Catholic Book Award in the Catholic Social Teaching category
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An Awakening to Structures that Oppress
In the current context of the pandemic and the awakening to systemic racial injustice, what is the work to which God is calling us?
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The Paths To Homelessness
Do homeless people choose to be homeless? There are many valid reasons for choosing shelters and even the streets over home— if there is a home at all.
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To Serve the Poor in their Material and Spiritual Need (Part I)
It seems to be very clear that Vincent de Paul viewed evangelization as a process that involved ministering to the physical and spiritual needs of the poor. Part 1
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Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020
With a crucial election this year, the Ladies of Charity USA Advocacy Committee is focusing on aspects of preparing ourselves to vote.