Homelessness

Wonder What Makes a Homeless Advocate Tick?

She is not a household name in the world or even in her native Italy. But she is well known by the homeless of Turin, Italy. Her story is a fascinating insight into what makes her an advocate for the homeless tick.

How to Help Rough Sleepers this Winter

Eight Vincentian charities have come together to share advice on what the public can do to help those facing the dangers of sleeping rough in life-threatening cold conditions.

SSVDP Canada Sets High Bar

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Canada launched its national housing campaign on The theme is “Safe, secure and affordable housing is a human right.”

Cynthia Griffith Tells It Like It Is!

245,999 Evictions (in only 5 states) Have Been Filed During the Pandemic, Despite the Moratorium

Depaul International BBC Radio 4 Appeal

Depaul International BBC Radio 4 Appeal

We are incredibly proud that Depaul International’s work in Ukraine will shortly feature on the BBC Radio 4 Appeal. The Appeal is read by our long-standing trustee Dame Louise Casey DBE CB, the former UK homelessness czar and leading social policy reformer. The...

The Hidden Poor

The Hidden Poor

Becoming homeless ‘not chosen' Homeslessness is not something people choose – sometimes they are simply unlucky and fall on hard times. St Vincent de Paul Society executive and volunteer Herbert Portanier regularly meets people experiencing housing insecurity. “All it...

Goulburn Helps Vinnies Winter Sleep-Out (Australia)

Goulburn Helps Vinnies Winter Sleep-Out (Australia)

Some 731,000 children in Australia are reported to be below the poverty line and on any given night, 116,000 people are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The statistics, shared by St. Vincent de Paul Goulburn treasurer, Bob Thurling, were a confronting opening...