by Mike Clark In providing services and programs to assist those in poverty, there are several basic questions we need...

by .famvin | December 22, 2019 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments
Featured on EWTN News Nightly: The Vincentians have been helping Philadelphia’s poor for 170 years. (Video)
by .famvin | March 9, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change | 1 Comment
by .famvin | February 10, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change | 0 Comments
by Vincentian Family Office | June 29, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration | 0 Comments
by .famvin | Mar 9, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
by Mike Clark In providing services and programs to assist those in poverty, there are several basic questions we need...
by .famvin | Feb 10, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
by Mike Clark Is there an impact -- a collective impact - -that can be demonstrated in a systemic change initiative?...
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 29, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Germantown Systemic Change Initiative (GSCI) is a project aimed at improving the lives of the vulnerable citizens...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2014 | Systemic change
Three years in the making… creating a backbone. In 2010, following a Vincentian Family Gathering in Belleville, Illinois, people from 15 Vincentian-affiliated organizations in Germantown met to answer the question “so what now?”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2014 | Systemic change
Before the words! Long before “Systemic Change” became part of the Vincentian Family’s recent vocabulary Bro. Al, CM has been accumulating a 30 year track record that is, not surprisingly changing. A recent article in Catholic Philly “Inn Dwelling: Rehabbing homes and turning around lives in Germantown” tells the story.
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...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Philly.com – The Philadelphia School Partnership that is awarding the DePaul Catholic School (PreK-8) in Germantown $500,000 over three years to start a blended-learning program to improve students’ academic performance and help the elementary school expand. The...
by John Freund, CM | May 26, 2013 | News
For its second annual art exhibition, Germantown's Depaul House will spotlight Philadelphia artists who use their work to break down common stigmas suffered by people with intellectual disabilities. Depaul House is the Philadelphia location of Depaul USA, an arm of...