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.”
Homelessness
Cynthia Griffith Tells It Like It Is!
245,999 Evictions (in only 5 states) Have Been Filed During the Pandemic, Despite the Moratorium
Arts Highlight “Year for the Homeless”
Arts help calling people to prayer, commissioning a special requiem Mass and holding a series of fundraisers via Zoom to help the homeless.
Ukraine Vincentian Family offers homeless a picnic
The Vincentian Family host a group of homeless people for a picnic to celebrate Pentecost in the Ukraine.
City in Canada eliminates homelessness
William Graham of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Peel North Particular Council, Canada shares this story and wonders what Vincentians think of this idea. After all, who would not want to save $80,000 per homeless person per year while ending homelessnes in the...
Free food in public refrigerator – Pro? and Con?
Why not put a refrigerator on the street for the hungry and homeless to access?
Fighting Homelessness, One Smartphone at a Time
Fighting Homelessness, One Smartphone at a Time
Vinnies spotlight female homelessness.
Vinnies spotlight female homelessness
Jesus and the Homeless
Gerald O’Collins SJ asks us to think about the way in which Jesus identified himself with the homeless, and took every opportunity to speak about and help them. When we consider that Jesus himself was homeless for much of his life, how does this challenge us to see the face of Jesus in all of those in need?
Jesuits Offer Spiritual Retreats for the Homeless
Those who are homeless need spiritual nourishment as much as any of us.
Sisters of Charity and housing ministry
Women religious have a history of seeing needs and responding to them. Sister Donna Dodge and her community of the Sisters of Charity of New York walk in that tradition.
Upended expectations in encountering the homeless
Unexpected transformations are occurring as volunteers provide haircuts for the homeless in the shadows of St. Peters.
