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.
Homelessness
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
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.
THE PASSAGE… to ending homelessness
The Passage offers 5-year-strategy to provide resources which encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives.
Leavenworth Sisters meeting an unrecognized need
Leavenworth Sisters meeting an unrecognized need
How does a homeless man spend $100
How does a homeless man spend $100? What would you do with $100? What the poor can teach us... Are you one of the more 21 million people who have watched this video on YouTube? It starts out the way many would expect but turns out dramatically different than...
Voice of the Poor gets heard on editorial page
Voice of the Poor Advocacy gets heard on the Editorial Page. Sometimes we wonder whether we have to stand on our heads for what to get people to listen.
Pope Gives 400 Sleeping Bags to Rome’s Homeless
Pope Gives 400 Sleeping Bags to Rome’s Homeless – Most people celebrate their birthdays by receiving gifts, but Pope Francis did the opposite.
