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.

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.

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

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