Dayton (Ohio-USA)

LOCAL EXPERIENCE: Homeless Men

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | October 31, 2017 | Formation | 0 Comments

Homelessness is a gender neutral issue, but still ever prevelant among men. The homeless population is approximately 51% men nationally, with 195 men currently taking shelter at St. Vincent De Paul-Dayton. There are many factors that effect men whether it be due to...

LOCAL EXPERIENCE: I used to judge — then it happened to me

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | October 29, 2017 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

My mom was an alcoholic and at age 17 I decided to escape that. It was scary. You know, before I became homeless, I used to judge, but then it happened to me. I used to think that everyone who was homeless was on drugs, with alcohol problems, just not good people. But...

Collaborating to End Chronic Homelessness

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | October 7, 2017 | Announcements, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments

St. Vincent de Paul Social Services is both honored and excited to announce that we have been awarded a HUD grant to provide supportive services to 40 chronically homeless men and women with diagnosed disabilities in a new project called Key Terrace. What's up? They...