Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have jointly created the CCUSA Francis Fund for Eviction Prevention.
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by .famvin | August 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
The book Street Homelessness and Catholic Theological Ethics has been awarded the second place on 2020 Catholic Book Award in the Catholic Social Teaching category
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | August 20, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Do homeless people choose to be homeless? There are many valid reasons for choosing shelters and even the streets over home— if there is a home at all.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | August 13, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Why might Amazon’s model housing project not be enough?
by Mark McGreevy and Molly Seeley | August 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
This blog provides a snapshot of how different countries, systems and cultures are responding to the impact of COVID on homeless populations.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 21, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have jointly created the CCUSA Francis Fund for Eviction Prevention.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 14, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
According to the NLIHC and the Innovation for Justice Program, an incident of mass eviction would incur astronomical costs for the general population. In total, they estimate those costs to total somewhere between $62 billion and $129 billion
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 7, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Real Experience with Homelessness: – Top 10 Posts of 2020 – Invisible People
by John Freund, CM | Jul 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity are ready serving immigrant families at the US Mexican broader according to a piece in the Global Sisters report.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 20, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Imagine living in a place where it is illegal to sleep, sit, lie down, or share food outdoors. Imagine that this is a place where you are often ignored or rejected by your fellow townspeople, police officers, and local elected officials. While this seems like a ridiculous concept, it is the daily reality for millions of homeless people throughout the United States who are suffering under laws that criminalize their basic life necessities.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“They live in local houses of compassionate foster folks and come to the “foster house” for school and play. We visit them at the foster house. All were adorably obedient and loudly responded in unison to the teacher’s questions. It reminded me of my old Catholic School days in Sr Sheila’s math class.”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 4, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This report, State of Homelessness USA 2014, uses the most recently available data from a variety of sources: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
RethinkHomelessness asked our #homeless friends to write down a fact about themselves that other people wouldn’t know just by walking past them. Their answers may surprise you.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
R.D. Plasschaert credits one main thing for pulling her out of homelessness: Twitter.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Leaving Homeless Person On The Streets: $31,065. Giving Them Housing: $10,051.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Criminalizing homelessness - a growing phenomenon... But not a new one. St. Vincent de Paul was well acquainted with this. It his time it was called the "Great Confinement" Noted Vincentian historian Ed Udovic writes about 17th century France ... "This war ... was a...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Famvin has just received word that Fr. Norberto Carcellar, CM, tireless and innovative pioneer in ministry with the homeless around the world died from an apparent heart attack. Well-known for his work in the garbage dumps in the Phillipines and the International...