Formation: Systemic change
Change, Change, Change!
Serving in an era of unprecedented change: Things are Changing, Changing, Changing… In your world. Everywhere around you.
Pope Francis Writes for Famvin!
Take a few minutes to read Pope Francis’ brief reflection for the Third World Day of the Poor.
Why Did Pope Francis Make 10 Startling Statements?
Pope Francis has a knack for making startling statements that catch people’s attention.
How do you get an education if you are homeless?
How do you get an education if you are homeless? High school for homeless breaking the cycle of addiction and poverty
Vincentians and systemic change
The Definition and an explanation
“Systemic Change among those living in poverty aims beyond providing food, clothing, shelter and alleviating immediate needs. It enables people themselves to engage in the identification of the root causes of their poverty and to create strategies, including advocacy, to change those structures which keep them in poverty. Systemic Change requires transforming attitudes.”
SCN – Understanding Systemic Change & Gender Justice
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have posted news of their workshop "Understanding Systemic Change & Gender Justice" In responding to the call of the Province and General Assembly, 35 SCNs attended a Systemic Change Workshop and Gender Justice at the Provincial...
The Systemic Change Toolkit: Yours to Use!
The Systemic Change Toolkit: Yours to Use! The Vincentian Family’s International Commission to Promote Systemic Change invites you to take full advantage of its online toolkit containing many useful tools: videos, power point presentations and texts, pictures, talks etc.
Why is a Systemic Change mentality important?
Why is a Systemic Change mentality important? This is a question asked by Fr. Robert Maloney, CM in a Presentation offered on VinFormation.
St. Vincent de Paul Society takes stronger advocacy role
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will become a stronger advocate for the poor as well as continuing its longstanding charitable work of providing food, furniture and clothing to those in need.
What Congress and Vincentians Shared
A Washington Post story was about some members of Congress who took part in a poverty simulation exercise as a way of gaining some insight into what real people experience. In 2011 over 100 participants at our “Bridges Out of Poverty” meeting took part in basically the same sort of exercise.
Systemic Change – 30 year track record!
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.
Systemic Change Workshop – Final Day
That’s exactly the genius of St. Vincent! He created a system of helping the poor or organized charity rather than individual charity work. St. Vincent de Paul National Awards recognize those who walk in these footsteps.