One of the victims of President Trump’s budget proposal is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly...
Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Helping the Homeless in England and Wales
The creation of the Famvin Homeless Alliance isn't meant to imply that the Vincentian family hasn't taken up this...
This is What We’ve Been Missing in the Fight to End Global Poverty
In March 2015, IJM President and Founder Gary Haugen delivered a talk on the TED2015 stage in Vancouver, Canada. His...
Food for Thought leads Children and Families to Healthier Lifestyle
Food for Thought leads Children and Families to Healthier Lifestyle
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County is housed in an impoverished area in downtown South Bend, Indiana. The neighborhood is plagued with high crime rates, and has little to offer the children who call the area home.
A new level of collaboration!
Now if we could just get all the competing factions in the world to use technology to build the human community!
Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty
Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a “revolutionary” program drawn from the Gospels.
How we punish people for being poor
Rebecca Valla writes of “How we punish people for being poor” She connects the dots with exorbitant loan rates in all kinds of variations, etc.
Working with people in poverty
Donna Beegle grew up in generational poverty, could not read a newspaper at 28 yet now has a Ph.D. Watch the video of her keynote address at the 2014 St. Vincent de Paul National Assembly in Atlanta.
What if Jesus were a mystery shopper?
What if Jesus were a mystery shopper? You know… a person testing how customers are being treated. We already know the answer to that. “He came unto his own and his own knew him not”.
What happens to the homeless when they die?
What Happens To The Homeless When They Die? That's a question Vincentians might think about. Some things to think about... “Somebody rejoiced when this kid was born. I think it’s really important that their life and death be memorialized, whether it’s with 50 people...
Wealthy giving less as middle class gives more
Who knew that the wealthy are giving less as the middle class gives more. Using IRS data for an article As Wealthy Give Smaller Share of Income to Charity, Middle Class Digs Deeper Alex Daniels presents some surprising insights on Philanthropy.com.
Dinners for Depaul – Celebrate World Homeless Day
Dinners for Depaul – Celebrate World Homeless Day October 10 (or any other day!)
