Homelessness
Real Experience with Homelessness 2020
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | January 7, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Real Experience with Homelessness: – Top 10 Posts of 2020 – Invisible People
Lessons Learned From Homeless People
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 31, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
“Any public health response that does not center the voices of people who have lived the experience of homelessness is going to come up with the wrong solution.”
Christmas – Testing Positive In a Homeless Shelter
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 24, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
I never cease to be amazed at how many times Invisible People stops me as they give voice to situations I had not thought of.
Vincentians – Celebrating and Challenging
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | December 17, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Let’s remember what we learned during COVID-19, especially how we managed to maintain our personal relationship with those who, in addition to the daily challenges of living in poverty, must now weather the effects of the pandemic.
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Homes First: Strategies to Promote Youth Empowerment Post Covid-19
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | May 2, 2021 | News
Vincentians keep bringing the voices of homeless people to the United Nations despite the pandemic.
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Born In the Bleachers
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Apr 29, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
We hear a lot about being born on third base. It is a metaphor for being way ahead in the game of life. But what if you were born in the bleachers? Or worse, born outside the ballpark?
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Three years working together to end homelessness
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Apr 25, 2021 | News
The Famvin Homeless Alliance (FHA) has reached three years working with the poorest of the poor and the homeless.
A Vincentian View: The Lord Hears
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 8, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: The Lord Hears A number of phrases in the Scriptures of the past weeks have stayed in the front of my mind. I have felt the truth of these words and the considerable summons which they offer. From one hearing, they bring consolation and...
The Grace of the Stranger Welcoming Me
by Rosemary Carroll | Nov 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Let me tell you about an encounter I had last weekend. I drove to Plymouth, Massachusetts Friday for a meeting Saturday of the Sisters of Charity Federation Associates from the Boston area. I was co-facilitating the meeting. Plymouth is where the Pilgrims aboard the...
LOCAL EXPERIENCE: Homeless Men
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 31, 2017 | Formation
Homelessness is a gender neutral issue, but still ever prevelant among men. The homeless population is approximately 51% men nationally, with 195 men currently taking shelter at St. Vincent De Paul-Dayton. There are many factors that effect men whether it be due to...
LOCAL EXPERIENCE: I used to judge — then it happened to me
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 29, 2017 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
My mom was an alcoholic and at age 17 I decided to escape that. It was scary. You know, before I became homeless, I used to judge, but then it happened to me. I used to think that everyone who was homeless was on drugs, with alcohol problems, just not good people. But...
A one person collaborative effort?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Mark McGreevey’s in combatting homelessness are successful because the many people he’s recruited to work with him from all walks of life in seven countries, and soon many more. He’s also successful, because he successfully roped the Daughters of Charity, a few of us priests and brothers and tons of lay Vincentians to join him.
Conference at St. John’s University Focusing on Homelessness
by Natalie Boone | Oct 26, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On Saturday, October 21, 2017, a conference was held at St. John’s University, entitled A Focus on the Common Good: Homelessness and the Need for Systemic Change. Organized by the Vincentian Center for Church and Society, it was the tenth biennial Vincentian Chair of...
A Vincentian View: Homelessness
by Pat Griffin, CM | Oct 25, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
A Vincentian View: Homelessness Once every two years, St. John’s runs a “Poverty Conference.” This conference invites a discussion on an important situation in our society which impacts upon those who are poor and marginalized. In the past few years, issues like...
A Focus on the Common Good @StJohnsU
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 21, 2017 | Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Focus on the Common Good. Homelessness and the Need for Systemic Change. That was the name of the conference sponsored by the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John's University this morning. The event is the biennial Vincentian Chair for Social...
A Web “Game” for Thinking About Homelessness
by Famvin Media Resources | Oct 15, 2017 | Formation
The homeless simulation/online “game” called “Hobson’s Choice” is designed to help people understand what it might be like to try to survive being homeless.