Real Experience with Homelessness: – Top 10 Posts of 2020 – Invisible People
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Empowering individuals and communities: reflections from Manila
by Laura Hillier | March 10, 2024 | News | 0 Comments
Recognised as a form of homelessness by the Institute of Global Homelessness, slums are often characterised by overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure and lack of access to basic services.
From Global Advocacy to Action: Developing Homelessness Prevention Policies and Programs
by Julia Wagner, IGH | February 8, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Stakeholders, including the United Nations, advocate for expanding prevention strategies to avert future homelessness.
A Vincentian Minute: What Why How 01
by Famvin Media Resources | January 21, 2024 | Formation | 0 Comments
Fr. Rooney speaks about the things we do, and why and how we do it. This week: Folks who are without a home.
Migration and Homelessness in a Changing Climate
by Yasmine Cajuste | January 7, 2024 | News | 1 Comment
Migration and homelessness are interlinked, crossing paths in many ways.
Lessons Learned From Homeless People
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 31, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
“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 | Dec 24, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
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.
More from a Daughter of Charity at the border
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.”
State of Homelessness USA 2014
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.
Cardboard Homeless
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.
Social media giving homeless a hand up
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.
An economic lesson on homeless
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Leaving Homeless Person On The Streets: $31,065. Giving Them Housing: $10,051.
Criminalizing the homeless
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...
+Vincentian pioneer for homeless worldwide
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...
Monster 3 days in Vinnies’ year-round operations
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Canberra Times writes of a "Monster three day sale" by the Australian St. Vincent dePaul Society. Local demand for the St Vincent de Paul Society's services will only increase as Canberra grows given the ACT has Australia's second-highest rate of homelessness and...
DepaulUK, graffiti artists, homeless housing
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2014 | Justice and Peace
In the category of a creative approach to a problem... Depaul UK brings in graffiti artists for London street art campaign tackling youth homelessnessYouth homelessness charity Depaul UK has launched an awareness campaign involving a group of graffiti artists who will...