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A video showing how the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Marin County, California has adapted to serve their neighbors in need despite the many challenges of COVID-19.
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Articles for Homelessness
Homelessness and Laudato Si
We need to look not only at housing those already on the street, but also at addressing the root reasons that people become homeless in the first place.
Young Vincentians from Portugal mobilize for Lebanon
Several groups of the Vincentian Marian Youth of Portugal mobilized to send funds to the International Vincentian Family for Lebanon.
A Homeless Veteran and Cancer Survivor
Lucrecia is a cancer survivor and was in the army for four years. She lives homeless in a tent in Los Angeles’s Koreatown.
St. Vincent’s Solutions For the Homeless of His Day
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
The FHA & Laudato Si’ – The Famvin Homeless Alliance and Laudato Si’ (and III)
The following is Part 3 of a reflection on our Pope’s words and a consideration of how Laudato Si’ both informs and affirms the work of the Famvin Homeless Alliance.
Has a Cell Phone Become a Basic Need?
Has the cell phone become a basis need for us… and those experiencing homelessness?
Vincentians & Laudato Si’ – The Famvin Homeless Alliance and Laudato Si’ (II)
The following is Part 2 of a reflection on our Pope’s words and a consideration of how Laudato Si’ both informs and affirms the work of the Famvin Homeless Alliance.
Novel But Realistic Approach To Homelessness
Imagine that! Asking people who had personal experience of what the problem was and what might be the solution.
The context to Laudato Si’ – The Famvin Homeless Alliance and Laudato Si’ (I)
The following is a reflection on our Pope’s words and a consideration of how Laudato Si’ both informs and affirms the work of the Famvin Homeless Alliance. Part 1
Giving Grants To Homeless People?
Is giving money to homeless people a way help them? It might be squandered, or spent on harmful habits. FACTS do not support such thinking.
Living in a Tent as a Retirement Plan
Can you imagine being in the situation of an elderly homeless man living in a tent as a Retirement Plan?