Systemic Change Initiative

Three years in the making… creating a backbone

by John Freund, CM | September 15, 2014 | Systemic change | 0 Comments

Three years in the making… creating a backbone. In 2010, following a Vincentian Family Gathering in Belleville, Illinois, people from 15 Vincentian-affiliated organizations in Germantown met to answer the question “so what now?”

Systemic Change – 30 year track record!

by John Freund, CM | July 16, 2014 | Systemic change | 0 Comments

Before the words! Long before “Systemic Change” became part of the Vincentian Family’s recent vocabulary Bro. Al, CM has been accumulating a 30 year track record that is, not surprisingly changing. A recent article in Catholic Philly “Inn Dwelling: Rehabbing homes and turning around lives in Germantown” tells the story.

Making time for what you believe in

by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2014 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change | 0 Comments

In "Making Time", Mike Clark, the Executive Director of the Germantown Systemic Change Initiative, reflects on his personal experiences in making time for a project to which he is deeply committed. He writes "I leave conferences organized by the Vincentian Family so...