Global extreme poverty (<$1.90 USD per day) rose in 2020 adding an additional 119 million. By 2021 that number is expected to rise to 143 million.
Homelessness
Our path ahead
Frederic Ozanam once said that “Charity must never look to the past, but always to the future, because the number of its past works is still very small and the present and future miseries that it must alleviate are infinite.”
Criminalizing Christ: The Nationwide Targeting of Homeless
Jesus says any time there is a hungry, thirsty or ostracized person, that person is Christ himself. And if we don’t share our food, our water, or our welcome, then we are rejecting the Incarnation of God in this world.
Vincentians Helping to Develop Catholic Social Teaching on Homelessness
Members of the Famvin Homeless Alliance and the wider Vincentian Family are helping to develop Catholic Social Teaching in the area of homelessness.
Why the Church Shelters the Homeless
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness in a series of reflections. "Churches answer the call to shelter the homeless "| U.S. Catholic magazine Let me share some of the good that I have heard folks are doing to serve the...
Commission for Social Development Underway in New York; Addressing Homelessness
Over two years of advocacy at the United Nations are coming to fruition this week and next during the UN’s 58th Commission for Social Development.
Homelessness – First Aid AND Long Term Solutions
Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness – First aid AND Long-term Solutions, the first in a series of reflections.
Homelessness and Catholic Ethics, A Book Launch
We invite you to an event in which we are going to discuss Homelessness in the context of Catholic Theological Ethics.
Marcello, One Of The Millions Of Homeless We See Each Day
For every Marcello there are many thousands more we haven’t met still sleeping on the streets. We’re advocates for all who are waiting for a place to call home.
The FHA at the #Famvin2020Roma
The Famvin Homeless Alliance (FHA) was present at the first meeting of all the Vincentian branches that took place in Rome.
An Open Ear at the Railway Station
Sr. M. Birgit works at the “Railway Mission” – a Christian charitable organization that provides assistance to those seeking/needing help in over 100 railway stations across Germany.
30 Years of Depaul
Depaul International is marking its 30th anniversary of starting its mission to end homelessness in the UK and across the world.
