Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Why Do Some Conferences Fail To Progress?
I invite you to respond: has your Conference progressed or regressed?
A Project Sponsored by the SSVP Takes 150 Children Off the Streets of Brazil
About the Naturezinha Football School, founded by brother Manoel 10 years ago, to keep children off the streets of Brazil.
Marin SSVP Key in Drop in Homelessness
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County has been a leader in transforming the county’s response to chronic homelessness
Frederic’s E-Gazette March 2014
Frederic's E-Gazette for March 2014 is now available to view online or download. It is a monthly newsletter designed to provide timely, short articles of interest to the members and supporters of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The publication complements Ozanam...
SVDP fostering cell phone engagement
Something for followers of Vincent and Louise to consider... The St. Vincent dePaul Society offers 10 reasons why their Councils should consider cellphone engagement: 1. Reach the unengaged through a personal device carried by nearly everyone 2. Encourage one-time...
Friends of the Poor Walk/Run 2014
Can you top this? 22,000 walkers raised over $2.1m Million in 2013! SAVE THE DATE: FRIENDS OF THE POOR® WALK/RUN Saturday, September 20th, 2014 The Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run began as a national program with the purpose of providing local Society of St. Vincent de...
“Voice of the Poor” becomes “Out of Poverty”
OUT OF POVERTY is now the title of the Western Region Voice of the Poor newsletter. It seems appropriate, because it indicates the goal of everything we do for the people we serve. Together with the new name, our team decided that the newsletter would have each time...
SVDP partners with Motel 6
Did you know that the National Council of the United States SVdP has a partnership with Motel 6? This partnership allows conferences/councils to provide clients with overnight lodging at a discounted rate, while being billed directly. To learn more, or make...
Ready for Lent?
Ready for Lent? – What price do you pay for Christ at your door? – Pope Francis - Close to the Cross. Lynn L'Heureux reflects in her Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Dear Vincentian Family: Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and it is time to make an...
Olympic Gold Medal Christians in training
Olympic Gold Medal Christians - I Believe – Fasting – Getting Ready are the themes Lynn L'Heureux reflects on in her series Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Dear Vincentian Family: You are so special. No one is more special than you and...
Vincentians and the “Silver Tsunami”
“We are experiencing a silver tsunami demographically. The baby boomers are reaching retirement age… People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective wellbeing and early mortality.” reports Independent Catholic News in the...
“Vinnies” say “No” to austerity
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia has issued a timely reminder to members of the Senate Inquiry into the National Commission of Audit before its third public hearing held on February 18, 2014, that cuts to social expenditure will...