Homelessness

Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.

Sprightly despite his 90 years, Dino Impagliazzo is known as Rome’s “chef of the poor.”

In Kitale (Kenya), the 13 Houses Campaign led by Sister Winnie, DC is thriving. The street children come after sleeping there to the Daughter of Charity Upendo shelter.

All this is the background for understanding why homelessness was a major focus of St. Vincent’s charitable work even if we have not always recognized it.