Anti-poverty strategies
Vincent de Paul Society “Giving Tuesday”
by John Freund, CM | December 1, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Tuesday, December 2, 2014, marks “Giving Tuesday.” On this day, individuals are encouraged to support their favorite charities. Please consider showing your support for the National Council Society of St. Vincent de Paul by making a donation today.
How many can say 100% goes to intended charity?
by John Freund, CM | November 30, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses | 0 Comments
How many can say 100% goes to intended charity? The Daughters of Charity International Project Services can! Facilitating 18,000 sisters in 57 countries severely lacking resources.
Sr. Tracy Kemme, SC and SVDP Prison Re-entry Program
by John Freund, CM | November 28, 2014 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Sister Tracey Kemme, SC (Cinncinati), has just completed her canonical novitiate year. She is already at work telling the story of the St. Vincent DePaul Prison Re-entry Project.
How SVdP is Helping Employers Find New Talent
by Gary Stevens | November 19, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
How SVdP is Helping Employers Find New Talent – St Vincent de Paul Society’s Program Connects Workers and Local Companies
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“This is me… I am a human being”
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
“This is me”… “I am a human being.” “Everyone else had given up on me. But the Vincent dePaul Society…”
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Depaul UK wins £1.6M grant for homeless youth
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Depaul UK has won the Fair Chance Fund grant to support homeless and disadvantaged young people into housing, education and work.
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Christmas gifts via Daughters of Charity Africa
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Christmas gifts via Daughters of Charity Africa – The Irish Province offers the opportunity to send gifts to Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Burkina Faso. I
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.
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...
+Vincentian pioneer for homeless worldwide
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Famvin has just received word that Fr. Norberto Carcellar, CM, tireless and innovative pioneer in ministry with the homeless around the world died from an apparent heart attack. Well-known for his work in the garbage dumps in the Phillipines and the International...