Botswana, France and Italy have joined the “13 Houses” Campaign with three very different projects.
Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
“Welcome Home” in Guatemala with the “13 Houses” Campaign
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | August 1, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
After three years of work, more than 30 families who lost their homes during the Volcán de Fuego eruption in 2018 now have a better and safer place to call home.
Our path ahead
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | July 25, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Frederic Ozanam once said that “Charity must never look to the past, but always to the future, because the number of its past works is still very small and the present and future miseries that it must alleviate are infinite.”
“Building with Love” to move the 13 Houses Campaign in Ecuador forward
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | July 18, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family in Ecuador is a great example of Vincentian collaboration, with 9 branches working together to serve the poorest of the poor.
Vincentian Mapping Project
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | July 11, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
If you ask Vincentians why their work with homeless people is essential, you will receive a number of answers.
The Vincentian Family in the Philippines is providing emergency shelter kits with your donations
by .famvin | Feb 20, 2022 | News
Thanks to the generous donations to the Vincentian Family Philippines Appeal, our brothers and sisters can provide more emergency shelters kits for those who have lost their homes.
Rebuilding a stronger future in the Philippines
by Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance | Feb 13, 2022 | News
The Vincentian Family in the Philippines swiftly organized to provide emergency relief to the over 5.4 million people affected by Typhoon Odette/Rai.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Joins the Fight Against Homelessness Inspired by the 13 Houses Campaign
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 24, 2019 | News
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America approached the FHA after learning about our work with homeless people and the 13 Houses Campaign.
13 Houses to celebrate 50 years of the Congregation of the Mission in Curitiba
by .famvin | Nov 23, 2019 | News
Members of the Vincentian Family gathered together in order to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Curitiba Province of the Congregation of the Mission.
Back in Untermarchtal
by Anja Bohnsack | Nov 10, 2019 | News
It was the middle of September when I, once again, had the privilege of travelling to Untermarchtal, Germany to the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul.
A Second Chance Thanks to the “13 Houses”
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 3, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
There, by God’s grace, I found the Vincentian Family. They have given me a new life, joy, love, safety, training, a job, a home and a myriad of other small helps.
Diary of a Vincentian: In Plain Sight, Yet Invisible
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
These stories, these lives, are the real tragedies on the stage of London – playing out each day, each night. In plain sight, yet invisible.
#13, a Lucky Vincentian Number Against Homelessness
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 20, 2019 | News
#13 seems to be a key number for Vincentians fighting homelessness around the world, despite all the superstitions that surround that number.
Vincentian Family Homelessness Ministry Map
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 13, 2019 | News
The Famvin Homeless Alliance is gathering information on all Vincentian homelessness ministries and placing them onto an accessible map.
“We Go Out to Look for our Brothers on the Streets, Like Jesus With the Missing Sheep”
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 12, 2019 | News
During the cold nights of Bogotá, you can find groups of six people looking for people sleeping on the streets of the Colombian capital.
Diaries of a Vincentian: In Each Person We Met, God Was Waiting for Us
by Rodolph Haddad | Oct 6, 2019 | News
In each person we met, God was waiting for us, welcoming us and teaching us how to serve Him humbly.