Rome Reports News agency interviews Dame Louise Casey, a British Government official and now the head of the Institute for Global Homelessness.

Rome Reports News agency interviews Dame Louise Casey, a British Government official and now the head of the Institute for Global 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.
St. John’s University students, faculty, administrators, and staff participated in “The Poverty Experience,” an hour-long simulation to raise awareness.
The Little Free Pantry pilot project began in May 2016. The original pilot site tests both the concept and the community.
In May 2018, The Wawa Foundation announced Inn Dwelling as one of four finalists for their Hero Award. The winner of the Award, chosen by a community vote, will receive a $50,000 grant. You can vote for Inn Dwelling!
Tampa, Florida From August 29 – September 3, 2017, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (SSVP) hosted their annual meeting in Tampa, Florida. This meeting provides an opportunity for national leaders to meet, vote, learn, and during this particular meeting to...
Edmonton is on the move. 150 cities. By 2030. That's the idea that the Institute for Global Homelessness has planted. It's part of the larger initiative that they are leading as an institution deeply rooted in the Vincentian Family (at DePaul University). From their...
“It is my wish that, in the week preceding the World Day of the Poor… Christian communities will make every effort to create moments of encounter and friendship, solidarity and concrete assistance.”
People are always looking for the easiest answers to poverty. There are no easy answers. Practitioners of systemic change know this. They know that poverty is a complex problem. There was an critique of one of those "easy answers" published earlier this summer. The...
A Focus on the Common Good. Homelessness and the Need for Systemic Change. That was the name of the conference sponsored by the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John's University this morning. The event is the biennial Vincentian Chair for Social...
Systemic change has got a "big sister" called collective impact. You've read about it often on .famvin. And formation -- history and spirituality -- well, you know, it's just our thing! The Vincentian Family at Rome was privileged to hear Vincentian Fr. Dennis...
After much planning and hard work, there will be a Grand Opening and Fundraiser for Depaul USA’s First Dax House: a house for homeless university students. On October 19, 2017, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm, stakeholders and the DePaul USA’s extended community will gather in...