Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
Articles in Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Ozanam Center of Sant’Antimo Welcomes Many Young People in Difficulty
At the Ozanam Centre in Sant’Antimo, we find children with sad stories, where the volunteers’ can give them confidence and courage to move forward.
British Politician’s Formula to Help Homeless: They Need Work, Not Just a Roof Over Their Heads
Rome Reports News agency interviews Dame Louise Casey, a British Government official and now the head of the Institute for Global Homelessness.
Why the USA Can’t Solve Homelessness
Diners file in, eat quickly and get up as soon as they’re finished. They know someone is waiting outside for their seat. The USA can’t solve Homelessness.
An Experience of Poverty to Raise Awareness for Students
St. John’s University students, faculty, administrators, and staff participated in “The Poverty Experience,” an hour-long simulation to raise awareness.
Learning Not To See Homelessness
My stereotypes of what homeless people look and act like taught me how not to recognize homeless people.
Depaul USA Program for Homeless College Students
Depaul USA has been addressing what may be a hidden problem to the average American: homeless college students, and in Chicago they have started a homeless housing program called Dax designed just for students.
The Vincentian Spirit of Medellín
‘Go to the poor,’ he said. St Vincent didn’t wait for the poor to come knocking. He was proactive in his charity. Sometimes people don’t want to ask for help. Sometimes people can’t ask for help, even though they need it. But St Vincent circumvented that, saying you...
Capacity College @NiagaraUniv
Capacity College was designed to be a series of “courses” covering several different topics that affect organizations daily.
Poor People, Go Home!
Today, one of the great problems throughout the world is that of immigration. At times, we think that this phenomenon is experienced only in Europe and the United States. We might, however, ask how are the Latin American countries dealing with this...
Systemic change challenges us to mission
Mission challenges us to systemic change Systemic Change is something radical. It does what it says: The prophet Jeremiah: “This day I set you over nations and over kingdoms, to root up and to tear down, to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant” (Jr...
Little Pantry Big Impact
The Little Free Pantry pilot project began in May 2016. The original pilot site tests both the concept and the community.