Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Journal of Vincentian Social Action
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | June 29, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses | 0 Comments
Why We Need to Evaluate #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | June 16, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses | 0 Comments
Korea:Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Together
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | June 9, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Now on Social: Fighting media poverty-porn by tweeting beautiful images
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 31, 2016 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Social, Social Media | 0 Comments
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Non-violence and Vincentians #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 15, 2017 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Certainly, all over the world we have heard of the use of strategies for social change centered in non-violence and...
![What’s the Best Way to Teach Social Entrepreneurship? @SJUMission @NiagaraUniv @AdamsonUni @MountStVincent @DepaulU](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/12/social-entrepreneurship-fb.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
What’s the Best Way to Teach Social Entrepreneurship? @SJUMission @NiagaraUniv @AdamsonUni @MountStVincent @DepaulU
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 18, 2016 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Social entrepreneurship is a strategy for systemic change. With some clear ideas on social entrepreneurship, Alastair...
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The Charity of Christ Urges Them: The Daughters of Charity, Caribbean Province, in Haiti
by Yancarlos de Jesus Carrasco | Dec 7, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This past October, Category 5 hurricane Matthew struck our brother* country of Haiti, leaving behind death and...
Social media giving homeless a hand up
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
R.D. Plasschaert credits one main thing for pulling her out of homelessness: Twitter.
An economic lesson on homeless
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Leaving Homeless Person On The Streets: $31,065. Giving Them Housing: $10,051.
Cincinnati Reds to ‘Strike Out Hunger’ with SVDP
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Cincinnati Reds to ‘Strike Out Hunger’ with SVDP
Vincentian Haiti news – ZAFEN partners with KIVA!
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
We are proud to announce that Zafèn has become a field partner with Kiva, a crowdfunding platform supporting a worldwide network of microfinance institutions alleviating poverty through business loans. This collaboration introduces Kiva’s 1 million users to Haitian...
Homeless Families get Second Chance at Life
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Thanks to the St. Vincent de Paul Society "Homeless Families get Second Chance at Life" according to WISCTV. Stepping Stone was created to help families that were struggling to survive financially. It would be easy to see the Stepping Stone Permanent Supportive...
Criminalizing the homeless
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Criminalizing homelessness - a growing phenomenon... But not a new one. St. Vincent de Paul was well acquainted with this. It his time it was called the "Great Confinement" Noted Vincentian historian Ed Udovic writes about 17th century France ... "This war ... was a...
Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
The Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project anticipated Pope Francis' recent call for a "System of Justice That Fully Rehabilitates Wrongdoers" Mass Incarceration is breaking families apart, ruining communities, and leaving us unsafe. We are organizing ourselves,...
Making time for what you believe in
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2014 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
In "Making Time", Mike Clark, the Executive Director of the Germantown Systemic Change Initiative, reflects on his personal experiences in making time for a project to which he is deeply committed. He writes "I leave conferences organized by the Vincentian Family so...
Timely idea for educational institutions – college garage sale
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Donate dorm furnishings at the end of the year. Here is a link to 5 ways to help others rather than throwing out dorm furnishing. Niagara University has its own version of an educational garage sale.. 2 Good 2 Toss. initiative raised nearly $1,500 last year. All...