In this New Orleans, nearly 1 in 4 people live in poverty, there are an estimated 30,000 vacant, blighted properties, and 86% of the students in public schools are economically disadvantaged.
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Interview with Marieke van de Ven, from the Vincent de Paul Center in The Nederlands
Vincent de Paul Center Netherland was born in Nijmegen, a medium-sized university town close to the border with Germany.
April 23: 189th Anniversary of the Founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
France, April 23rd, 1833. A group of young university students, faced with social inequalities and injustices, decided to take action in the hope of changing the world.
Canadian Sister of Charity Receives National Honor
VICTORIA, British Columbia – Long-time northern Canadian missionary Sister Fay Trombley received the prestigious Polar Medal from Governor General Julie Payette at Government House here on March 21. The Sister of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC) has...
5th Vincentian Lay Missionaries International Assembly
"Missionaries going out to be and make disciples of Christ" was the motto that convened, encouraged and made reflect the participants of the Fifth International Assembly of Vincentian Lay Missionaries (MISEVI), held in the vincentian retreat house in Santa Marta de...
Passiontide: Remembering the Murdered
Will you remember them, and victims in Syria (gone from the USA news cycle) and victims throughout the world this Holy Week? Will you march as you process this Passion Sunday?
Second Annual SVDP National Young Adult Service Day
What's that you say? You need a way to engage Young Adults in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in your community? Look no further - check out the 2nd Annual SVdP National Young Adult Service Day on Saturday, April 21! Held within the same time-frame in different...
At UN Development Meetings, Sisters Present Pathways to Eradicate Poverty
Sabitri Dakhal and her husband, Nilaram Dakhal, were struggling to make ends meet, as do many residents of the west Nepal region of Surkhet. Finding it harder to eke out a living in their mountainside village, the couple migrated to a more populated valley in the area...
2018 Commission on the Status of Women: Challenges of Rural Women
The 62nd Session on the Commission on the Status of Women is currently being convened from March 12-23. The largest UN gathering on gender equality, member governments are working together on the theme of “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and...
Education for Formators in Paraguay
A Session for Formators was held from January 7 – 30 in Asunción (Paraguay). Several Daughters of Charity from South America attended the meeting. Starting from their own experience and group exchange, it was a space where they are trained to be able to give updated...
Installation of Solar Panels at the Sisters of St. Martha in Nova Scotia
Aaron Beswick of The Chronicle Herald reports on the increasing number of homes and businesses in Nova Scotia who are using solar panels including the Sisters of St. Martha: In 2008, the Sisters of St. Martha were looking to continue a long tradition of acting on...
Seton Arts Service Corps @SetonHill
Seton Hill University art and music students make a difference by bringing the power of the arts to underserved youth in Pittsburgh. The Seton Arts Service Corps is a cooperative program of the Sisters of Charity and Seton Hill University to use the power of the arts...
