Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
The Vincentian Family is Promoting the Housing of Homeless Around the World
by Vincentian Family Office | April 18, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
Helping Families Rebuild their Lives after the December 2021 Typhoon in the Philippines
by Famvin Homeless Alliance | April 10, 2022 | News | 0 Comments
In December 2021, Typhoon Odette/Ray battered the Philippines blowing off roofs, uprooting trees, cutting off power and leaving hundreds of thousands to seek shelter.
France, Italy and Botswana join the “13 Houses” Campaign!
by Javier F. Chento | March 13, 2022 | News | 1 Comment
Botswana, France and Italy have joined the “13 Houses” Campaign with three very different projects.
The Vincentian Family in the Philippines is providing emergency shelter kits with your donations
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Famvin International Conference on refugees, displaced persons and trafficked individuals
by Mikel Sagastagoitia, c.m. | Jun 26, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Seville was the city that hosted from June 7-9, the second FHA International Conference entitled, “Accompanying the journey of a refugee.”
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Together on a Journey to Accompany Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Victims of Human Trafficking
by .famvin | Jun 19, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Silence. Tears. And then applause. The core meaning of a dangerous, tortuous journey, full of fear, but also hope for...
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Going into the Darkness Looking for Light
by Jim Claffey | Jun 19, 2022 | News
Seventy FamVin members gathered in Seville this month to discuss how to accompany refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as part of FHA’s commitment to respond creatively to the needs of homeless persons (including street sleepers and slum dwellers).
Diaries of a Vincentian: The Voice of the Survivors
by Frander Vindas | Jul 12, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
I had the chance to spend Easter with a Vincentian youth group in the community of Palmas del Río, in El Roble parish, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Homeless Advocate Murdered On Park Bench
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Jul 9, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Paul Behler was a founding member of the advocacy group Housing Our Neighbors; helped start Baltimore’s first street newspaper, Word on the Street, and was part of a Faces Of Homelessness Speakers Bureau.
“Only the Vincentian Family came to help us”
by .famvin | Jul 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Latin America is now the epicenter of COVID-19. The Vincentian Family has stepped up to the challenge and continues to work with the poor.
The Daughters of Charity prevent hunger among single mothers in Ethiopia during COVID-19
by .famvin | Jun 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Being a single mother of four is always a challenge, even more during a global pandemic.
Diaries of a Vincentian: The Passage
by Dee Mansi | Jun 21, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
There’s much I have experienced about human nature as a school principal, inspector and lecturer, so surely I couldn’t be fazed by anything.
Striving to be “Social Poets,” the Famvin Homeless Alliance’s Response to COVID-19
by .famvin | Jun 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
What to do to find “solutions for the most pressing problems afflicting the marginalized”?
What Must We As Vincentian Family Do?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
With the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we are all struggling to make sense of the past few weeks since the murder of George Floyd.
Ihor, a life changed amidst the pandemic in Ukraine
by .famvin | Jun 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Ihor worked as a storekeeper at a metal warehouse. However, just before the quarantine measures were implemented, the owner fired Ihor from his job.
Warde, a story of providence
by .famvin | May 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
With a big smile and shiny eyes, Warde welcomes you whenever you visit; a visit she prays for every day, every week, every month.