Thanks to your generous gifts, the FHA raised 118,236 USD. These donations will allow us to provide 100 emergency shelter kits and build 13 permanent typhoon resistant houses for families in need.
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by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 23, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?” Who hasn’t read it, or heard it or seen it on stage or screen?
by Famvin Media Resources | December 3, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, News, Other Branch News | 0 Comments
Learn about Depaul Ireland in this video produced by Vincentian Family Ireland.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | November 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 2 Comments
We all know Pope Francis is advocating for “listening church.” How might listening apply in our efforts with the homeless community?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 21, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”
by .famvin | May 22, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Thanks to your generous gifts, the FHA raised 118,236 USD. These donations will allow us to provide 100 emergency shelter kits and build 13 permanent typhoon resistant houses for families in need.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 28, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Cynthia Griffith, writing for Invisible People, backed up this “new math.”
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Did you ever think about these issues homeless people face? The following four headlines caught my eye during the past month.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 17, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Let’s remember what we learned during COVID-19, especially how we managed to maintain our personal relationship with those who, in addition to the daily challenges of living in poverty, must now weather the effects of the pandemic.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 10, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Mental illness is a major problem for the entire US population – not just the homeless population. The difference is the problems are aggravaated by homelessness.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 3, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Nov 19, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 16, 2020 | Homelessness, News
Join students of the International Relations class in the Department of Political Science of Niagara University in a presentation and discussion of their research on the effects of COVID-19 on Global Homelessness.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Nov 12, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Lucrecia is a cancer survivor and was in the army for four years. She lives homeless in a tent in Los Angeles’s Koreatown.
by Dee Mansi | Nov 8, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
The rains can be heavy in Kenya, and with climate change, there is more out of season rain. It erodes the traditional mud and stick built houses.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 29, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Has the cell phone become a basis need for us… and those experiencing homelessness?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 22, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Imagine that! Asking people who had personal experience of what the problem was and what might be the solution.