Homelessness
Rejoicing In Success – Challenged To Do More
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | September 23, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
So far, 44 branches of the Vincentian Family have engaged actively in the FHA and the 13 Houses Campaign. It is now present in 44 countries; 1826 houses have been built, and 6628 people have been helped.
Postponed: FHA Refugee Conference
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | September 19, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
After careful consideration, the FHA Team has decided to postpone the Conference to Spring 2022.
Why Does She Stay?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | September 16, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
“Why does she stay?” It’s a simple question. The answer is not. Bottom line… If a victim must choose between abuse in their home or the high risk of abuse on the street, it’s a stretch to think they are better off on the street.
A new roof in Haiti with the Sisters of Charity
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | August 29, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Few countries around the world have been battered by natural disasters and History such as Haiti.
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Homeless People with Cell Phones?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Feb 17, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Seeing a homeless person with a cell phone raises eyebrows for some people. A formerly homeless person tells how it was a lifeline.
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Key Missing!
by Jim Claffey | Feb 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
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Quick Quiz On Homelessness (Most Will Flunk)
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Everything you thought you knew about the homeless population is wrong, at least if your source is the one most people cite- the media or your own personal experience.
A Homeless Veteran and Cancer Survivor
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Nov 12, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Nov 5, 2020 | Collaboration, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
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)
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Nov 1, 2020 | News
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?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 29, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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)
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Oct 25, 2020 | News
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
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 22, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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)
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Oct 18, 2020 | News
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?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 15, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 8, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Can you imagine being in the situation of an elderly homeless man living in a tent as a Retirement Plan?