Homelessness
How do we measure global homelessness?
by Lydia Stazen, IGH | May 25, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Access to quality data is essential in addressing the challenge of homelessness.
Handcuffs Will Not Stop Homelessness!
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | April 27, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
In a recent reflection on the site Invisible People, Robert Davis makes the point that handcuffs will never solve homelessness.
International Conference on Homelessness
by Lydia Stazen, IGH | March 30, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
DePaul University, in partnership with the Ruff Institute on Global Homelessness and the International Journal on Homelessness, hosted what may have been the largest-ever convening on global homelessness.
“Homelessness is a silent war on children”
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | March 23, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
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Public Transportation – Convenience, Hassle, or Lifeline?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Aug 24, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
A 2015 Harvard study found that access to reliable transportation is the biggest factor in determining whether someone will escape poverty and avoid homelessness.
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The Commissioning of Two Houses to Two Families With Insufficient Accommodation
by Paulinah Appiah Antwi | Aug 6, 2023 | Homelessness, News
Botswana finally joined the many countries that have benefited from the FAMVIN Homeless Alliance funding
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When Children Ask About Homeless People
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jun 22, 2023 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
The children in your life are going to want to know why that person is sleeping on the sidewalk or pushing a shopping cart full of belongings.
The questions will vary. So should our answers.
Key Missing!
by Jim Claffey | Feb 10, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Here’s a curious fact. Homelessness is entirely absent from the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 sub-targets
Quick Quiz On Homelessness (Most Will Flunk)
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jan 20, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Everything you thought you knew about the homeless population is wrong, at least if your source is the one most people cite- the media or your own personal experience.
Can Dickens Teach Us Homeless Advocacy?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Dec 23, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?” Who hasn’t read it, or heard it or seen it on stage or screen?
Embracing the homeless in a network of charity!
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Nov 28, 2021 | News
We are celebrating three years of the “13 Houses” Campaign!
Homeless Persons and “Listening”
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Nov 18, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
We all know Pope Francis is advocating for “listening church.” How might listening apply in our efforts with the homeless community?
Father Pedro Opeka, CM Nominated for Council of Europe Award
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Nov 14, 2021 | News
Father Pedro Opeka, CM has been nominated to the Raoul Wallenberg Award of the Council of Europe.
The “13 Houses” Campaign Already Changing Lives in Ireland
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Oct 31, 2021 | News
Noel was at home, looking forward to a quiet Christmas with his little dog, Rosie, when he got the crushing news from his landlord — Noel had to leave his home…
Bringing smiles to Tanzania with the “13 Houses” Campaign
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Oct 24, 2021 | News
For this widow and mother of four living in Mtindu, Tanzania, the Campaign has represented a chance for a new beginning and a better life for herself and her children.
Your choice! – “Bridge” or “soft incarceration”?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Oct 21, 2021 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”